August 20 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan reported until 1050 GMT on Wednesday:
KHOST - Afghan and foreign troops killed more "than a dozen" insurgents in a clash backed by air support on Wednesday in the southeastern province of Khost, the U.S. military said.
The fighting erupted after the insurgents attacked a group of construction workers, it said, but did not say if there were any casualties among the workers or the troops.
PAKTIA - Foreign troops killed 10 Taliban insurgents in an air raid in neighbouring Paktia, a provincial official said on Wednesday.
WESTERN AFGHANISTAN - A soldier from the U.S.-led coalition force was killed on Wednesday by small arms fire while on combat patrol in western Afghanistan, the military said separately.
KUNDUZ - The body of a local driver for the French aid group ACTED who was kidnapped and then murdered on Tuesday was found in the northern province of Kunduz, the agency said on its Web site.
KANDAHAR - A blast hit a convoy of Canadian soldiers from the NATO-led force in southern Kandahar on Wednesday, but it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties, an official said.
(Compiled by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by David Fogarty)