50 militants surrender to gov’t security forces in N. Afghanistan: official

KABUL: AUGUST 5 – Fifty Taliban militants surrendered to Afghan government security forces in the country’s northern province of Jawzjan Wednesday night as fighting raged in the region, an official from the Ministry of Defense confirmed on Thursday.

“Fifty Taliban surrendered to Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) with their weapons and ammunition in Khawja Dokoh district of Jawzjan province,” Fawad Aman, deputy spokesperson of the ministry, wrote on Twitter.