July 7 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1300 GMT on Tuesday. * denotes new or updated item. * WESTERN AFGHANISTAN - A U.S. soldier was killed in a bomb attack on a military convoy in western Afghanistan, U.S. forces said in a statement. No other details were available. FARAH - An Afghan soldier shot dead two employees of the National Directorate of Security in Farah City in western Afghanistan, provincial governor Rohul Amin said. No other details were available. FARAH - An unidentified gunman killed an official from the province's anti-terrorism police office, Amin said. KHOST - A grenade attack on a police convoy killed one Afghan civilian and wounded 34, including four policemen, in the eastern province of Khost, said Kochai Nasseri, a spokesman for the provincial governor. ZABUL - Two Canadians and a Briton were among three soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in the southern province of Zabul on Monday, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan said. Two Canadians were also injured. The helicopter crashed on takeoff, ISAF said. (Compiled by Golnar Motevalli; Editing by Paul Tait)
An Afghan boy waves at U.S. soldiers of 2nd Platoon from the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, patrolling in the village of Sangarkhel in mountains of Wardak Province, Afghanistan, July 7, ...
