July 8 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1600 GMT on Wednesday. * denotes new or updated item. * FARAH - One U.S. military member was killed in action in western Farah province, the U.S. military said in a statement. No other details were available. SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN - A soldier from the NATO-led force was killed as a result of direct fire in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the alliance said. It did not give the nationality of the soldier or any other details. NURISTAN - Taliban insurgents killed eight Afghan police and abducted another eight in an attack on a district headquarters in eastern Nuristan province on Tuesday, the provincial governor said. Local officials said 21 Taliban fighters were also killed but the Taliban put the figure at four. HELMAND - A British soldier was killed in an explosion during an operation in southern Helmand province on Tuesday, Britain's Ministry of Defence said. GHAZNI - Afghan and U.S.-led troops killed several armed insurgents during search operations in eastern Ghazni province overnight, the U.S. military said. One female civilian was killed by a ricocheting round, they said. KUNDUZ - Taliban fighters set 12 trucks on fire in northern Kunduz province, the local governor said. The trucks belonged to a construction firm and the militants kidnapped two drivers, he said. (Compiled by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by Paul Tait)
U.S. Private Jeremy Houle of 3rd Platoon from the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division plays a guitar on the Combat Operation Outpost Conlon in the mountains of Wardak Province in Afghanistan ...
