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Aug 15 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1230 GMT on Monday.
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* KABUL - Two Afghan soldiers were wounded by a roadside bomb in the eastern part of the capital Kabul, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said by text message that the Islamist group had carried out the attack, which he said killed five soldiers and wounded two more. The Taliban often exaggerate incidents involving Afghan government targets.
KABUL - Three service members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed by roadside bombs in eastern Afghanistan in two separate incidents, the coalition said in a statement late on Sunday.
It gave no other details.
HELMAND - A remote control mine injured three civilians when it exploded in front of a mosque in southern Afghanistan, local officials said. It occurred in Lashkar Gah, the capital of the volatile Helmand province.
KABUL - Afghan security forces and ISAF troops killed 20 insurgents, wounded one and detained 17 more in 13 separate operations across the country, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement.
GHAZNI - One policeman was gunned down and three civilians were wounded by insurgents when they attacked the district governor's office in the central Ghazni province, regional police chief Delawar Zahid said.
Four insurgents were also killed and ISAF troops were controlling the situation from the air, Zahid added. (Compiled by Kabul bureau; Editing by Yoko Nishikawa)
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