Taliban coming in from cold; Citing fatigue, five Taliban commanders have taken an amnesty offer this month. Will more follow?(WORLD)

The Christian Science Monitor | April 28, 2005 | Copyright

Byline: Scott Baldauf Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

KHOST, AFGHANISTAN -- When Taliban commander "Dr. Rasheid" handed himself over to the Afghan government three months ago, he half expected to end up in a US plane bound for Guantanamo Bay.

Instead, he was greeted with open arms and invited to help the government persuade his Taliban friends to turn themselves in as well.

His decision to accept Afghan President Hamid Karzai's amnesty offer has been followed in the past three weeks by at least five mid-level Taliban officials. It's ...

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