Anti-aircraft fire crackled in the night sky over Kabul, signalling the start of a second night of attacks by the US and British coalition.

There are reports of explosions around Kabul.

It was coming up on 9 pm, a clear night in Kabul, and few Afghans were on the streets of their capital. Curfew was beginning in a half hour, and the Taliban militia who run the capital don’t take curfew-breaking lightly.