Kandahar, Afghanistan, Jumada II 21, 1434, May 1, 2013, SPA - A member of an Afghan peace council was killed Wednesday morning in southern Afghanistan with his bodyguard, an official said. Malim Shawali, of the quasi-governmental High Peace Council that seeks negotiation with Taliban, was killed when militants opened fire on his vehicle in Helmand province, said Mohammad Dawood Farhad, another member of the council, according to a report of DPA. One bodyguard was killed and four were injured in the shootout in Greshk district when Shawali was en route to an event, Farhad said. --SPA 12:10 LOCAL TIME 09:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1105043