The carnage in Afghanistan continued unabated on a major Muslim holiday today, as attackers killed two pairs of brothers with links to the government and three Nato service members.

TWO bombs ripped through an Islamic school in Pakistan yesterday, killing eight and injuring 42 in the latest outbreak of violence gripping the southern port city of Karachi.

Four people died and 16 others were injured when a bomb exploded near an Islamic school in Karachi, officials said.

Explosions jolted the strategic northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif early today as United States warplanes targeted areas near the front lines in strikes coordinated with anti-Taliban fighters, Afghans on both sides said.