10 Taliban militants give up fighting in N. Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ten Taliban fighters under Mawlawi Abdul Fatah handed over their weapons and joined the government-backed peace process in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, 160 km north of capital Kabul on Wednesday. "With joining these dissident brothers, the peace and security will be further stabilized in Baghlan,"provincial governor Munshi Abdul Majid said during a ceremony welcoming the former fighters.

Fatah and his men who were active against government in Julga district over the past couple of years asked government to provide job opportunities for them and accelerate reconstruction process in Julga district.

The governor in his speech vowed to spare no efforts in providing jobs to the former militants.

According to officials, more than 3,000 Taliban fighters have joined the government-backed peace process over the past year, a claim rejected by Taliban as groundless. Enditem

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