Weather Forecast   Blast near major U.S. air base kills 14  The
Taliban claims responsibility for an attack that killed 14
people including four Czech soldiers near Bagram air base, the
U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan. Deborah Gembara
reports. A deadly attack not far from Bagram air base, the
largest U.S. military facility in Afghanistan. At least 14
people including four Czech soldiers were killed in the
explosion triggered by a suicide bomber on a bike. A team of
Afghan and international forces were in the area to investigate
a rocket attack that happened two days earlier. The Taliban
claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message to
Reuters. The blast is just the latest sign of deteriorating
security in Afghanistan as international forces prepare to leave
after 12 years of war with Taliban insurgents.