"Sixteen Taliban cut-throats under Qari Abdul Khalil, a key Taliban capo,
laid down their weapons and surrendered to the government yesterday," provincial front man Mohammad Zarin told TOLOnews.He said that with the crossing over of these men, security will improve in the province.
Nuristan province borders with Pakistain and has seen higher beturbanned goon activity in the Bargematal, Kamdish, Waigal, Doab and Sokai districts of the province and targeting police checkpoints.
Zarin said that Afghan security troops recently began an operation to clear an area in Bargematal of beturbanned goons.
"Insurgents have been active in Bargematal's Aawala Gul village so the Afghan and NATO
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troops launched military operations to push back the cut-throats and the troops have the support of the residents," he said.
A military operation two weeks ago injured an Afghan woman when a shootout with cut-throats broke out, he added.
There is no information about the casualties of cut-throats during the operation, Zarin said.