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30 Militants Surrender to Afghan Government
[Tolo News] More than 30 snuffies have  laid down their weapons and surrendered to Afghan authorities, Commission for Peace and National Reconciliation said on Tuesday.The men were residents of Pashtun-infested Logar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunduz that handed over their weapons with the help of tribal elders and surrendered to government, Sayed Sharif Yosufi, deputy of Commission for Peace and National Reconciliation said. The snuffies and their commanders have handed over all their weapons to government, he added. In the past six years about 10,000 Death Eaters have joined the grinding of the peace processor, Mr Yosufi added. The report comes as 50 Death Eaters surrendered to government on Monday in southern Kandahar province. On Monday Toryalai Weesa, governor of Kandahar told news hounds that 50 snuffies including their commander Maulawi Noorul Azizi have joined the grinding of the peace processor. Meanwhile, ...back at the shouting match, a new, even louder, voice was to be heard... Zabihullah Mujahid a Taliban front man dismissed the report and claimed that the ones who surrendered one not Taliban fighters. Since Afghan and foreign forces have launched military operations to wipe out insurgency, dozens of snuffies have laid down their arms and joined the government. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-13 |
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