Kabul, Jumada I 26, 1432, Apr. 30, 2011, SPA - An Afghan army pilot who killed eight US troops and a civilian contractor had no links with the Taliban, NATO said in a statement on Saturday. "At this point in the investigation, it appears that the gunman was acting alone," it was quoted as saying by the German Press Agency "DPA". "Beyond that, no Taliban connection with the gunman has been discovered; however, the investigation is still ongoing, and we have not conclusively ruled out that possibility." Eight US troops and an American civilian contractor were killed on Wednesday when an Afghan army pilot opened fire on his foreign trainers at a Kabul airbase. The attacker, a veteran military pilot, was killed in the exchange of fire. --SPA 12:03 LOCAL TIME 09:03 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/888291