Feb 21 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 0800 GMT on Saturday: URUZGAN - Three soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition were killed by an improvised explosive device on Friday during a combat reconnaissance patrol in Uruzgan province, some 300 km (190 miles), southwest of Kabul, the U.S. military said. NIMROZ - Afghan police guarding a World Food Programme convoy killed three insurgents and wounded two more after they were ambushed in the Khash Rud district of Nimroz province, some 675 km (420 miles) southwest of Kabul, the Interior Ministry said. GHAZNI - Two road construction workers were killed in a mine explosion in Ghazni province, some 130 km (80 miles) southwest of Kabul, the Defence Ministry said. (Compiled by Jon Hemming; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)
A U.S. soldier with Alpha Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment provides security during a visit by his unit at Khas Kunar refugee camp, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan February 18, 2009. Afghanistan is ...
