Following Tuesday\'s attack by a 22 year old woman called Fatma who killed 12 people in Kabul, female sucide bombers are becoming more and more common. it is important to realise that not only will females have different - or possibly greater - access to particular locations, but they will be able to conceal bombs in different ways. Over the last two decades there have been more and more female suicide bombers , with the first attack taking place in 1985. Reviewing these and other cases, the US homeland security organisation, Office of Intelligence and Operations Coordination, identified the following similarities among female suicide bombers:     The majority of female suicide bombers are young, primarily between the ages of 17 and 24, however, the overall range in age for female suicide bombers is from 15-64.     Female suicide bombers come from various educational, religious, social, and personal backgrounds.     Education places a role, with the \"more educated\" females such as lawyers, paramedics, or students accounting for the greatest percentage of suicide attacks.     Most tend to be of average economic status and are rarely impoverished.     Some may be \"dishonored\" through sexual indiscretion, or unable to produce children.     Some appear motivated by revenge or grief from losing husbands or children. Fatma carried out the bombing over the US film which criticised Islam and its Prophet, confirmed in a statement  released by Hezb-e-Islami, an insurgent group that has traditionally been among the more moderate organisations in Afghanistan. For more information about the suicide attack in Kabul please \"see the link\" http://www.arabtoday.net/20120918193233/female-car-bomber-kills-12-in-kabul.html