Taliban fighters attend a surrender ceremony in Jalalabad city, capital of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2020. A total of 28 Taliban fighters have given up fighting and surrendered to security forces in the eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, provincial governor Shah Mahmoud Miakhil said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A total of 28 Taliban fighters have given up fighting and surrendered to security forces in the eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, provincial governor Shah Mahmoud Miakhil said.
The former militants were engaged in anti-government activities in Khogiani, Chaparhar, Haska Mina and Lalpor districts over the past couple of years, the official said, adding their surrender would help security forces to further stabilize security in the area.
Taliban militants have yet to make a comment.
More than 1,000 militants affiliated with the hardliner Islamic State group and nearly 200 Taliban fighters, according to the official, have given up fighting and surrendered to security forces in Nangarhar province over the past several months.
