KABUL, Afghanistan, June 20, 2010, SPA -- Eight militants were killed in a gun battle after a suicide car bombing Wednesday at the entrance to an airport outside the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, airport authorities said. After the car bombing, a group of militants, using light weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, battled international forces for 30 minutes, according to information provided by the media office at the airport. The Taliban claimed responsibility, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 10:46 LOCAL TIME 07:46 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/797560