FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, July 8

July 8 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 0930 GMT on Wednesday.

NURISTAN - Taliban insurgents killed eight Afghan police and abducted another eight in an attack on a district headquarters in eastern Nuristan province on Tuesday, the provincial governor said. Local officials said 21 Taliban fighters were also killed but the Taliban put the figure at four.

HELMAND - A British soldier was killed in an explosion during an operation in southern Helmand province on Tuesday, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.

GHAZNI - Afghan and U.S.-led troops killed several armed insurgents during search operations in eastern Ghazni province overnight, the U.S. military said. One female civilian was killed by a ricocheting round, they said.

KUNDUZ - Taliban fighters set 12 trucks on fire in northern Kunduz province, the local governor said. The trucks belonged to a construction firm and the militants kidnapped two drivers, he said.

(Compiled by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by Paul Tait)

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