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20 armed Taliban give up militancy in W. Afghanistan

Other News Materials 13 December 2010 14:37 (UTC +04:00)

Twenty armed Taliban militants gave up militancy and surrendered to government in Afghanistan's western Herat province on Monday, provincial governor Daud Saba said, Xinhua reported.
  
"Twenty Taliban fighters who were active in Shindand district have joined the peace process and handed over their weapons including 13 Kalashnikovs and rocket-propelled grenades to security officials in Herat city this morning," Saba told Xinhua.
  
Commander of the group Mullah Abdul Jabar vowed that from now on to defend peace and security in the province, he added .
  
With joining these former rebels peace and stability would be maintained in Shindad district and surrounding areas, he emphasized.
  
Taliban militants fighting Afghan government and NATO-led troops have yet to make comments.
  
Over 200 insurgents, according to local officials, have surrendered to government in western and northern provinces over the past one month.
  
The Afghan government has been calling on Taliban and associated militants to give up militancy and contribute to the rebuilding process of the war-torn nation.

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