FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Five Taliban fighters have given up fighting in the northern Badakhshan province and handed over their weapons to local authorities, provincial police spokesman Sanaullah Rohani said Friday.
"Five armed Taliban fighters under Mullah Khalil who were involved in anti-government activities in Jarm district over the past couple of years have given up fighting and handed over their weapons to local authorizes on Thursday night," Rohani told Xinhua.
The former Taliban commander Mullah Khalil, according to the official, has called upon his former comrades, the Taliban insurgents, to follow his step and stop fighting in the country.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of Badakhshan province have yet to make comments on the report.
