A group of Taliban fighters have laid down arms and surrendered to government in the western Afghan province of Herat on Sunday, an official said. 'Sixty Taliban militants handed over their weapons to the local authorities and surrendered to government today in Herat city, the capital of Herat province,' Hazrat Sharif Mujadadi, head of the government-backed Commission for Strengthening Peace, told journalists. He added the peace and security would be further improved in the province with submission of these former militants. Over 200 Taliban militants have laid down their weapons and resumed normal life in Herat and northern Baghlan province over the past couple of months. 