FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan

(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan on Sunday:

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HERAT - Afghan power and water minister survived a Taliban bomb strike on a road in the western city of Herat on Sunday n which least three civilians were killed and 16 more wounded, officials said.

FARAH - A roadside bomb killed five civilians in an area of western Farah province on Sunday, a provincial official said.

KUNDUZ - Afghan police killed seven Taliban guerrillas during a clash in northern Kunduz province on Saturday, the interior ministry said. One police was wounded in the clash.

* AFGHANISTAN - Three French soldiers died in an accident during an overnight operation in Afghanistan, French President Nicolas Sarkzoy's office said on Sunday.

A military spokesman told France's I-Tele the three men died when their unit was hit by a violent storm, with one soldier struck by lightning and the two others swept away by a fast flowing river.

AFGHANISTAN - Afghan police foiled a series of bombs aimed at destroying bridges and other state facilities in several parts of the country, the ministry said.

(Compiled by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)