A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated April 6 in southern Afghanistan, killing three NATO soldiers, two coalition civilians and an unspecified number of Afghan civilians, according to a statement from the International Security Assistance Force, AFP reported.

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan on April 6 for an unannounced visit, Afghan Islamic Press reported.

A large explosion hit a governor's compound in western Afghanistan on April 3, officials said, AP reported.

Taliban militants used a roadside bomb to attack the election motorcade of secularist-backed politician Malik Adnan Wazir in Wali Noor on March 31, killing two and wounding at least six more, including Wazir, police and militants said, AP reported.