Oct 14 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1300 GMT on Tuesday:

* denotes new or updated items.

* EASTERN AFGHANISTAN - Three soldiers from the NATO-led force were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance said. The nationality of the dead soldiers was not released, but most of the troops in that area are American.

* URUZGAN - A roadside bomb killed nine civilians in a mini-bus in Uruzgan province, some 300 km (190 miles) southwest of Kabul, the provincial police chief said.

SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN - A soldier from the U.S.-led coalition force was killed and several wounded when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the U.S. military said. The nationalities of the soldiers were not released.

GHAZNI - Coalition soldiers killed five militants in an operation targeting a network for foreign fighters in the Rashidan district of Ghazni province, about 120 km (75 miles) southwest of Kabul, on Monday, the U.S. military said.

HERAT - A Nepali cook and six Afghan colleagues working for the NATO-led force were kidnapped in western Herat province, about 645 km (400 miles) west of Kabul, on Monday, the district governor told Reuters. Four were later released.

Taliban commander Ghulam Yahya Siwoshani told Reuters the militant group was holding the rest and they were in good health but did not did not make any demands. (Compiled by Jonathon Burch; Editing by David Fox)

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