11 militants, including nine Taliban and two al Qaeda, were killed in Nahr-e-Siraj district in Helmand province on May 2, reports Tolo News.Ataullah Afghan, head of Helmand's provincial council, said the province has witnessed heavy clashes between security forces and the Taliban in the last two days, in which eight soldiers have died and 20 more have been wounded. Afghan said that at least 10 outposts in Helmand have fallen to the Taliban over the last two days, and he reiterated that the province requires the government's full attention.