Man Killed in Helmand as Child Dies in Blast from War Remnants

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Local sources in southern Helmand province say an unidentified group killed a 40-year-old man in Marjah district on Sunday evening (February 8), while in a separate incident in western Badghis province, a child was killed by an explosion caused by leftover munitions from past wars.

According to local sources, the man, identified as Habibullah, was attacked around 8:00 PM in a remote area of Marjah’s fifth zone while he was returning home. The circumstances of the killing and the identity of the perpetrators remain unclear.