A bomb killed five U.S. soldiers in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the U.S. Armed Forces said May 4, Reuters reported.

Eight Afghan policemen were killed May 2 when an improvised explosive device placed by Taliban fighters detonated alongside a road outside Kabul, officials said, AFP reported.

One Afghan border guard was killed and two Pakistani troops were injured in cross-border shelling overnight May 1, sources said May 2, AFP and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.

Three British soldiers were killed April 30 in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device hit their vehicle, the British Ministry of Defense said May 1, Reuters reported.

A civilian cargo aircraft crashed at Bagram Air Field, north of Kabul, killing all seven crew members, the U.S.-led military coalition said in a statement April 29, AP reported.

A suicide bomber riding on a motorcycle in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, killed at least eight individuals, including an Afghan official, authorities said April 29, AP reported.

The Taliban's spring offensive will begin April 28, the group's leadership said April 27, AP reported.