FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, May 19
Thu, 19 May 2011 14:32 GMT
KABUL, May 19 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1430 GMT on Thursday.
* denotes new or updated items.
* PAKTIA - Taliban insurgents killed 35 construction workers and wounded 24 in an attack in Paktia province in southeat Afghanistan late on Wednesday, provincial officials said. They said 10 insurgents had also been killed. Thirteen workers were still missing after the assault, provincial government spokesman Rohullah Samon said. The Taliban confirmed it had led the attack but denied it had taken anyone hostage.
* TALOQAN - Police opened fire to disperse hundreds of protesters in the capital of northern Takhar province on the second day of demonstrations over a disputed "night raid" by Afghan and foreign troops, local officials said. A hospital official said three people were being treated for gunshot wounds. Afghan officials say the raid late on Tuesday killed four Afghan civilians, but the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said four armed insurgents were killed. Twelve people were killed and 80 wounded in protests on Wednesday.
* KANDAHAR - One child was killed and four civilians wounded when a bomb hidden in a bag exploded near shops and a shrine in southern Kandahar city, said Zalmay Ayoubi, a spokesman for the Kandahar governor.
KABUL - At least 60 insurgents were killed by Afghan and foreign forces in a three-day operation in northwestern Faryab province, ISAF said in a statement. The offensive started on May 13 in Faryab's Qiasar district, it said. (Compiled by Kabul bureau; Editing by Paul Tait)
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