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Two people were discovered hanged in parts of the eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday morning, with notes left by their bodies saying they had been killed for being part of the group, according to a local source.

The source toldÌý°®Âþµº's Arabic sister service, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that locals found the two hanged bodies in different locations, and that they had been strung upÌýduring the night.

Mujib explained a note was left with the corpses, claiming that the two had beenÌýpunished for their membership of IS.

The dead have not yet been identified.

The discovery of the bodies followed the killing ofÌýcivic activist Abdul Rahman Moaven by unknown gunmen on Tuesday.

Moaven died immediately after attackers firedÌýrounds into his car, tribal sources toldÌýAl-Araby Al-Jadeed.

The city has faced a recent spate of attacks of late, largely claimed by IS.

AlsoÌýin eastern Afghanistan,Ìýa religious scholar was severely injured after an attack in ,Ìýa bastion of the Taliban.

Mawlawi Noor Agha Naqshbandi was stabbedÌýby unidentified assailants, who were able to escapeÌýthe scene.ÌýThe Taliban took the scholar to hospital.

Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Wednesday that theÌýTaliban had yet to issue any response on what happened toÌýNaqshbandi, who is a supporter of the hardline group.

The , ousting the internationally recognised government and prompting an exodus of citizens frightened of a return to the group's extreme rule in the 1990s.