Beeld quoted ACS/Balmoral spokesperson Chantal van Wyk as saying the firm, where all eight worked, was working hard to expedite the process.

She declined to comment on post-mortems and DNA tests, and said these processes were in the hands of the company's representative in Afghanistan.

The victims were killed in a suicide attack on a minibus taxi carrying foreign nationals.

According to the South African Press Association, the Afghan minibus driver, a ground crew member from Kyrgyzstan and a pedestrian also died in the attack.

The presence of foreign forces in the country has drawn criticism from many quarters and has been blamed for continued violence in the country.

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Darul Ihsan Media Desk