Two unidentified armed men have reportedly shot and killed a member of the Ulama Shura in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar. The cleric, Mullah Baran, was leaving a mosque and heading home Friday mornng when he was targeted by Taliban militants. The assailant fled on a motorbike, the head of the Ulama Shura (scholars' committee) in Kandahar province told a Press TV correspondent. He also noted that the police have launched an investigation into the attack but have yet to make any arrests.
A Taliban spokesman, Kari Yousef Ahmadi, has said the group was not involved. Mullah Baran's death bring to five the number of religious leaders killed so far in Kandahar province.