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Factbox - Security developments in Afghanistan, 16 Jul 2009

July 16 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1330 on Thursday:

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* KANDAHAR - The U.S. military said it was investigating an incident in southern Afghanistan in which residents said up to six civilians were killed and 16 wounded in possible air strikes in Shah Wali Kot and Miawand districts overnight.

* NIMROZ - A suicide car bomber killed three policemen and wounded four when he rammed his car into a police convoy in the Khash Rud district of southwestern Nimroz province, the Interior Ministry said.

KUNAR - Afghan and NATO-led forces killed what they said were two senior insurgents in the Pech district of northeastern Kunar province on Wednesday, the alliance said in a statement. Four insurgents were detained, including two who were suspected of organising roadside bomb attacks in the area, it said.

KANDAHAR - One Afghan soldier was killed and three wounded in a clash with insurgents in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province, the Defence Ministry said. An unspecified number of insurgents were killed, the ministry said.

HELMAND - A roadside bomb killed one Afghan soldier and wounded one in the Gereshk district of southern Helmand province on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry said.

KUNAR - Afghan soldiers killed one insurgent and wounded one during a clash in the Khas Kunar district of Kunar province on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry said. Four others were detained. (Compiled by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Paul Tait)