FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 23

Aug 23 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1425 GMT on Saturday:

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HERAT - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Shindand district of western Herat province on Saturday, after U.S.-led coalition forces carried out an air strike in the district on Friday.

President Hamid Karzai condemned the strike his government says killed 76 civilians. The U.S. military says only armed Taliban militants were killed in Friday's attack.

Investigations into the incident have been launched by the Afghan government and the U.S. military.

KANDAHAR - A roadside bomb killed 10 civilians in Shah Wali Kot district of southern Kandahar province, provincial police chief Matiullah said.

*BADGHIS - A bomb attached to a motorbike in the western province of Badghis exploded on Saturday, killing three civilians and wounding six more, the provincial governor Mohammad Ashraf Naseri said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

KHOST - A roadside bomb killed three civilians in Tani district of eastern Khost province, district police chief Guldad said.

LOGAR - Taliban insurgents attacked two police vehicles in Logar province, southeast of Kabul, taking four police hostage, the provincial police chief said. (Compiled by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Mary Gabriel)