10 Taliban surrender to gov't in W. Afghanistan
A total of 10 Taliban militants gave up fighting and joined the government on Wednesday in Afghanistan's Herat province with Herat city as its capital, 640 km west of capital city of Kabul, said an authority.
"Ten armed Taliban including their commander namely Mullah Gul Ahmad laid down their weapons and joined government in Adraskan district of Herat province Wednesday morning," said a press release issued by provincial department of Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) here.
The former militants also handed over their weapons to NDS or intelligence agency officials and the efforts are underway to convince more militants lay down arms and join the government- initiated peace process, the release said.
The rebel Taliban, who launched in May this year a rebel offensive against Afghan and NATO forces, has not made comments yet.
Special Report: Afghanistan Situation
Editor: Deng Shasha
English.news.cn 2011-12-14 18:52:02
HERAT, Afghanistan, Dec. 14 (Xinhua)
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