laid down their weapons in Baghlan province on Tuesday and surrendered to Afghan government, provincial officials said."A total of 20 Talibs laid down their weapons and joined the Afghan government," Abdul Rahman Rahimi, police chief of Baghlan told news hounds.
The men were active in Baghlan-e-Jadid district fighting against the government, but have now renounced violence and promised to work for peace, he added.
Mr Rahimi said the security will be further strengthened in the province as more cut-throats embrace the grinding of the peace processor.
These are the first groups of beturbanned goons to have surrendered since the beginning of the Afghan new year.
Baghlan was one of the insecure provinces in the north of Afghanistan, but it was cleared of beturbanned goons after heavy operations by Afghan and foreign forces.