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26 militants give up fighting in N. Afghanistan

Xinhua, May 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Over two dozen militants gave up fighting in the northern Jauzjan province with Shiberghan as its capital 390 km north of Kabul on Monday.

"Today I am welcoming 26 former armed opposition fighters who gave up fighting and handed over their weapons to police and I am also calling upon others to follow suit," provincial governor Lutfullah Azizi said in a ceremony to welcome the former anti-government militants.

The former militants were active in Mardian, Shiberghan and Khanaqa districts, the governor said, hoping the security situation would be further improved with joining these people in the peace process.

Taliban militants haven't commented.

Militancy and conflict have been intensified since launching Taliban so-called annual spring offensive in early April. Spring and summer are known as "fighting season" among people in Afghanistan. Enditem