Seven dead after gunmen storm media compound in eastern Afghanistan

Video footage from Jalalabad showed hundreds of Afghan security forces fanning out across the city, where shops were closed.

Gunmen have stormed the local headquarters of Afghanistan's state media in the eastern Nangarhar province, setting off clashes that killed seven people and wounded at least 18.

Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said the attack began with an explosion, followed by a gun battle with Afghan security forces.