SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, May 2 (Xinhua) -- 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.
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