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At least 10 Taliban militants join peace process in Afghanistan

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 07 Feb 2018

At least 10 Taliban militants join peace process in Afghanistan

Kabul: At least 10 Taliban militants gave up their weapons and joined the government initiated peace process in Afghanistan.

The incident took place in Nangarhar province on Wednesday.

According to a NDS statement, the militants were involved in 'destructive and terrorist activities in Khogyani district'.

The NDS said that while joining the peace process, the militants handed over five AK-47 guns along with other weapons.

"The group handed over five AK-47 weapons, two pistols, an RPG and an amount of ammunition," the statement read.

 

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