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Factbox - Security developments in Afghanistan, 03 Jul 2008

July 3 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan reported until 1200 GMT on Thursday:

LOGAR - Five Afghan soldiers were killed on Wednesday when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle, which was part of a convoy in Logar province to the south of Kabul, police said.

BADGHIS - Taliban insurgents ambushed a convoy of Afghan soldiers but 25 of the attackers were killed in a subsequent clash in the northwestern province of Badghis on Wednesday, an official said, adding there were no casualties among the soldiers.

SPIN BOLDAK - A roadside bomb struck a NATO force convoy, destroying a vehicle, but caused no casualties near Spin Boldak town on the border with Pakistan on Thursday, an official said.

No Taliban could be immediately reached for comment.

(Compiled by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by Robert Birsel)