AFGHANISTAN MILITANTS SURRENDEREDFormer Afghan militants ( L ) attend a ceremony as they surrender under a US - backed Afghan government anmesty progam , in Herat , western Afghanistan , 31 October 2010 . Some 15 former militants laid down their arms and joined the government in Herat on 31 October . Under an amnesty launched by President Hamid Karzai in November 2004 , hundreds of anti - government militants have surrendered to government . EPA / JALIL REZAYEE < 뉴스 의 새 시대 , 연합뉴스 Live > < 모바일 애플리케이션 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >