Eight militants were killed today in a gun battle after a suicide car bombing at the entrance to an Afghan airport, authorities said.

A child was killed and at least a dozen other people were injured in a blast at a wedding celebration in Afghanistan, police said today.

Two earthquakes shook eastern Afghanistan early today, killing at least 19 people and destroying dozens of homes.

A bomb explosion outside a mosque holding a memorial service for a mujahedeen commander in eastern Afghanistan has killed five police officers, a police spokesperson has said.