JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 21 anti-government militants, including 20 Taliban and one Daesh fighters, have given up fighting in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, a statement from the provincial government said today (Thursday).
According to the statement, 20 Taliban fighters in Ghani Khil, Mohmandara, Khogiani and Achin districts handed over weapons to local authorities in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, on Wednesday.
A militant loyal to the Daesh group, who was active in Haska Mina district, also handed over his weapon to local authorities, the statement added.
Neither the Taliban outfit nor the Daesh group has made any comment.– NNN-AGENCIES
