Updated On: 22 July, 2013 04:38 AM IST | | IANS
Twenty-two Taliban militants have surrendered in the western Afghan province of Herat, the provincial governor said.
"Two groups of Taliban consisting of 22 people renounced violence and joined the government-backed peace and reconciliation process in Herat on Sunday afternoon," Seyyed Fazlullah Wahhidi told Xinhua.
The militants were active in Shindand and Injil districts, he said.