KABUL, July 20 (Xinhua) -- More than 300 Taliban fighters have quit the armed outfit and handed over their weapons to local authorities in the northern Samangan and western Badghis provinces.
In a move widely welcomed by the Afghan government and people, a total of 260 Taliban militants gave up fighting and handed over their weapons to local authorities in Dara-e-Suf district of the northern Samangan province on Tuesday and vowed to defend the government against insurgents.
The former militants led by Raes Ibrahim, Mullah Almas and Mullah Faisal, after years of fighting against government in parts of Samangan province, gave up fighting and surrendered to authorities in a ceremony attended by civil and military officials on Tuesday.
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