...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
on Monday
laid down their weapons and agreed to support the Afghan government.Ten beturbanned goons laid down their weapons and surrendered to authorities in southern Kandahar province, local officials said.
The men were active in the Panjwaye district of Kandahar and organised anti-government activities there, provincial front man Zulmai Ayoubi told TOLOnews.
Mr Ayoubi added that security will improve as more beturbanned goons renounce violence in the province.
Separately, in western Herat province 20 beturbanned goons including their commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani, surrendered to the government in the Gularan district of the province which lies about 640km from Kabul, provincial governor Daud Saba said.
The men fought against the government in the district, he said.
The commander and their men submitted their weapons to security troops, he added.
In the past eight months, 400 bad turban groups have joined the Afghan grinding of the peace processor in the province, officials said.
Dozens of beturbanned goons have recently joined the grinding of the peace processor in the provinces after Afghan and NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
forces increased military operations to clear the country of bad turbans.