In Afghanistan, at least eight NATO troops and a contractor have died after a veteran Afghan air force pilot opened fire inside a military compound in Kabul. There are reports that six of the dead soldiers are Americans. It is not clear how many Afghan security forces were killed or wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, but NATO denied the claim. It was the seventh incident so far this year in which members of the Afghan security forces, or insurgents impersonating them, have killed coalition soldiers or members of the Afghan security forces.