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FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 5

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Tue Aug 5, 2008 7:22am EDT

(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan reported until 7 a.m. EDT on Tuesday:

KANDAHAR - Five Taliban insurgents died in a clash with Afghan police in southern Kandahar province overnight, an official said on Tuesday. Police suffered no casualties, he said.

HERAT - A roadside bomb hit a convoy of U.S.-led troops and wounded four soldiers in an area of western Herat province late on Monday, the U.S. military said.

BAGHLAN - In the northern province of Baghlan, authorities have arrested four men who were behind an attack against foreign troops based in the province, an official said on Tuesday. Ammunition was found with the men, he said.

(Compiled by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by Jerry Norton)

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