FACTBOX-Security Developments In Afghan, Feb 13

The Afghan Defence Ministry condemned the operation it said killed one woman and two children and wounded eight people.

URUZGAN - Australian Special Forces killed five children during a raid on several compounds in southern Uruzgan province on Thursday, 300 km (190 miles) southwest of Kabul, after coming under fire, the Australian Defence Force said.

The Afghan Defence Ministry condemned the operation it said killed one woman and two children and wounded eight people, and called for international forces to coordinate all raids with Afghan security forces.

URUZGAN - A soldier from the U.S.-led coalition force was killed by insurgent fire during a patrol in Uruzgan province on Thursday, the U.S. military said.