21 February 2017

News Story: Shadow Taliban district governor gives up fighting in W. Afghanistan

QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nine Taliban fighters including a shadowy district governor laid down arms and gave up fighting in the western Badghis province on Monday, provincial governor Mohammad Anwar Ishaqzai said.

"A nine-member Taliban group under Najibullah gave up fighting and joined the peace process here on Monday," Ishaqzai told Xinhua.

Read the full story at Xinhua