<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, eight children were killed and two others injured in a roadside bomb explosion in the southeastern province of Ghazni yesterday. According to the regional authorities, the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device planted by Taliban militants.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, former journalist Mena Mangal, who worked for the Afghan parliament, was shot dead in Kabul. According to interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi, Mangal was gunned down in eastern Kabul in broad daylight. An investigation was underway, but he did not provide further details. No one immediately claimed responsibility for Mangal's death. </span><br />''  <br />