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FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, July 26

Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:39am EDT

(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 9:20 a.m. EDT on Saturday:

*denotes new or updated item

*HERAT - Afghan soldiers killed five insurgents and detained nine more when they tried to attack a police checkpoint in Shindand district of the western province of Herat on Friday, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday.

*GHAZNI - Afghan soldiers killed two insurgents in Ghazni province south of Kabul, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday.

HELMAND - NATO-led troops killed four civilians and wounded three more after their vehicle failed to stop at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand on Saturday, the force said in a statement.

TAKHAR - Afghan police killed a Taliban commander on Friday after he attacked a police checkpoint with a group of insurgents in the northeastern province of Takhar, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Mulla Osman was the commander of anti-government operations in the country's northeast, it said.

FARAH - Afghan soldiers killed five insurgents and detained nine more in the western province of Farah during an operation that started on Thursday, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

KAPISA - Coalition forces killed one militant in the eastern province of Kapisa on Friday after he threatened the soldiers, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

(Compiled by Jonathon Burch)



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