The Afghan forces killed an assailant who had shot a man to death in front of his infant daughter in southern Kandahar province.

The local officials confirmed that the National Directorate of Security personnel killed the assailant in Kandahar city on Friday night.

Ahmad Bahir Ahmadi, a spokesman for the provincial government said the NDS forces killed the assailant in the 9th district of Kandahar city.

Ahmadi further added that the NDS forces also arrested five others in connection with the incident.

The killing of a man in front of his infant daughter last week sent shock waves across the Afghanistan.

The gunmen shot the man to death in Arghandab district of Kandahar province early on Thursday, the officials said.

Gen. Tadin Khan Achakzai, the police chief of Kandahar confirmed the incident and blamed the Taliban militants for the murder.

He said the militants shot dead Amullah, the resident of Arghandab district near Mullah Gul Akhund shrine on Thursday.