Evening Standard
By Jerome Starkey in Kabul

Afghan troops fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a Nato convoy in an apparent “road rage” incident on Kabul’s busiest highway, it was revealed today.

Uniformed troops from Afghanistan’s secret police attacked at an impromptu Nato checkpoint, close to Camp Souter - the main British base in the capital.

The blast came hours before a major strategic review was submitted by Nato’s commander, Stanley McChrystal, and a new directive on “considerate driving” to win trust and support.

Witnesses said four British armoured vehicles were parked on both sides of the main east-west highway into Kabul when a convoy of soldiers from the Soviet-trained secret police arrived from out of town.

“There were four British trucks completely blocking the road,” said Mohammed Rafi, who runs a puncture repair shop close to where the rocket landed. (Read more)