<p>JALALABAD (Pajhwok): At least 20 <a href="/en/taliban" class="glossify-link">Taliban</a> rebels have joined the peace process in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Provincial authorities say a Daesh (Islamic State) militant is among those who have shunned militancy and joined the peace process.</p>
<p>Governor Shah Mahmood Miakhel said the 20 rebels had been fighting in Momand Dara, Chaparhar, Lalpur, Khogyani and Surkh Rod districts.</p>
<p>He said the men had also surrendered 20 weapons, including a machine gun, to the security forces.</p>
<p>Miakhel asked the militants to join the peace process; otherwise they would face fierce security operations that would suppress them.</p>
<p>Allah Noor, one of the former rebels from Khogyani district, said he had been fighting against the security forces in several districts.</p>
<p>sa/mud</p>
