Taliban militants attend a welcoming ceremony in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2018. A total of 54 armed Taliban militants, including four of the insurgent commanders, joined peace and reintegration process in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, an official said Thursday. (Xinhua/Saifurahman Safi)
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- A total of 54 armed Taliban militants, including four of the insurgent commanders, joined peace and reintegration process in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, an official said Thursday.
"Up to 54 militants earlier affiliated with the Taliban, including four of their commanders, from several districts of the province handed over their arms and joined peace and reintegration process on Thursday morning," Atallullah Khogyani, provincial government spokesman, told Xinhua.
The reintegrated Taliban have also handed over 54 light and heavy arms to security authorities in the province, 120 km east of Kabul, Khogyani added.
After six years of distractive activities, the armed Taliban joined peace process by the efforts of the provincial National Directorate of Security, the country's national intelligence agency, said the source.
The Taliban militant group has yet to respond to the report.
