“At least 14 people were killed and four injured when a minibus in which they were traveling hit a roadside bomb in the Herat province of Afghanistan on Thursday, reports quoting officials said. An official spokesman told media that the incident took place in Kushk Kuhna district and the victims were members of an extended family on their way to attend a wedding ceremony. … four Afghan troops were killed when they were strafed by a NATO aircraft which mistook them for insurgents.” (12/16/10)