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Taliban rebels surrender to gov't in N. Afghan province: official

Xinhua, March 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

Some 10 members of the Taliban insurgent group have surrendered to authorities in northern Afghan province of Baghlan, an official source said on Thursday.

"A 10-member group of Taliban renounced violence and joined the peace and reconciliation process in Jilga district late on Wednesday," District Governor Mohammad Sarwar told Xinhua.

The group also handed over 10 guns and rounds of ammunition to security officials, the governor added.

With the former insurgents' surrender, peace and stability would be further strengthened in several parts of the province, according to Sarwar.

The Taliban militants have yet to make any comment.

The Afghan government set up a 70-member High Peace Council and launched the peace and reconciliation process in 2010 to encourage Taliban to disarm and give up militancy against the government. Endi