<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, eight soldiers were killed in a bomb blast in Gandumak area of Shirzad district today. A statement issued by the provincial government said soldiers were killed when the terrorists detonated an explosive-laden military vehicle.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The statement further said that the security forces also found another explosive-laden vehicle from the same district that the militants were attempting to detonate in the provincial capital Jalalabad city. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast.</span><br />''  <br />