A suicide car bomber attacked a Nato convoy today in southern Afghanistan, leaving 15 civilians killed or wounded.

A suicide car bomb exploded next to a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan today, and troops speeding away from the scene shot at several civilian cars, officials said.

A suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan killed two children and wounded seven civilians and a small number of British soldiers in an attack today on a British aid group.

A suicide bomber in a car targeted a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan today, killing one Nato soldier and eight civilians, the alliance said in a statement.