Civilian among 3 dead in Helmand attacks

LASHKARGAH (PAN): Two militants were killed and five others wounded during a clash with security forces in the Marja district of southern Helmand province, the governor’s office said on Saturday.

Two fighters were captured alive during an operation by police on Friday afternoon on the outskirts of the district, a statement from the governor’s office said. Three motorcycles and two Kalashnikovs were seized by police.

Also on Friday, a nine years old girl was killed and two other civilians were wounded in an insurgent attack in the Nad Ali district of the province.

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