Three French soldiers have been killed in a storm in north eastern Afghanistan.
French officials say the soldiers, serving with a parachute regiment, died accidentally at night in Kapisa province.
The army says one of the soldiers was hit by lightning and the other two were swept away by a fast flowing river.
Earlier, Afghan Energy Minister Ismail Khan survived a roadside bomb attack in the western city of Herat. At least four people were killed.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for attack in a call to news agencies.
