Sept 13 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan reported up to 1000 GMT on Saturday:

PAGHMAN - The governor of Logar province, a former cabinet minister under President Hamid Karzai, was killed on Saturday in a remote-controlled blast by Taliban insurgents outside his house on the western outskirts of Kabul, police said.

Abdullah Wardak, two bodyguards and a driver lost their lives when the device hit his armoured vehicle.

GHAZNI - Taliban insurgents beheaded three men after accusing them of spying for the government overnight in Ghazni province, an official said on Saturday.

HELMAND - A soldier from the NATO-led force was killed while on patrol in an attack in southern Helmand on Friday, the alliance said.

HERAT - Five rockets landed near a U.N. compound in western Herat late on Friday, but caused no casualties or damages, an official said. The strike came hours after authorities cancelled flights from the province's only airport following a similar attack the previous night.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the Paghman blast, but could not be reached for comment about other reported incidents. (Compiled by Sayed Salahuddin, editing by Roger Crabb)

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