Twenty seven Afghan militants surrender in Afghanistan

Kabul: Twenty seven Afghan militants surrendered to the government on Wednesday, police said.
“Up to 27 armed opponent members handed over their weapons to Baghlan police (in northern Afghanistan)on Wednesday morning and renounced violence,” provincial police chief Aminullah Amarkhil said.
However, he did not say whether the surrendered men belong to the Taliban insurgent group. The Afghan government set up a 70-member High Peace Council and launched the peace and reconciliation process in 2010 to encourage the Taliban to disarm and give up militancy against the government.