Afghan and US-led coalition forces today killed more than 40 suspected Taliban militants in raid on a compound in southern Afghanistan.

A huge rock loosened by rain and snow in Afghanistan tumbled onto an aid group’s vehicle, killing the Afghan driver and injuring three foreigners, officials said today, as freezing weather and disease left about 60 people dead throughout the country.

A vehicle carrying a group of suspected Taliban fighters attacked a military checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, sparking a firefight that left six dead and at least four wounded, police said.