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U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan

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Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:33am EST

(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan reported until 4:10 a.m. EST on Friday:

GHAZNI - Six people were hurt Friday when Afghan police fired on demonstrators who claimed U.S.-led troops had desecrated copies of the Koran during a raid on a mosque in Ghazni province southwest of Kabul, residents said.

SOUTH - An explosion killed a soldier from the NATO-led force in southern Afghanistan Thursday, the alliance said.

PAKTIKA - A roadside bomb hit a NATO-led force convoy in southeastern Paktika, wounding two soldiers of the organization, a provincial official said Friday.

ZABUL - Unknown armed men kidnapped two Afghan aid workers in southern Zabul province Thursday, a provincial official said.

(Compiled by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by Sugita Katyal)
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