Militant involved in target killings eliminated in Lashkargah city

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said another accomplice of the militant was also wounded during the same operation.
The statement further added that the militants were involved in the target killings of security personnel, tribal elders, and religious scholars.
According to the Ministry of Interior, the two militants belonged to the group of Mullah Manan, the shadow governor of the Taliban in Helmand.
The Afghan forces also confiscated a weapon and a motorcycle during the operation, the Ministry of Interior added.
The anti-government armed militant groups including Taliban militants have not commented regarding the killing of Mullah Manan’s two militants so far.
Helmand has been among the relatively volatile provinces in the South but the security situation in some of its districts has deteriorated sharply during the recent months.