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Nepal inducts ex-Maoists into Army

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IANS Kathmandu
Last Updated : Aug 26 2013 | 4:45 PM IST

The integration process of the former Maoist combatants has formally been completed with the induction Monday of 70 Maoist commanders into the Nepali Army as lieutenants.

Earlier, a total of 1,352 former combatants had already entered the junior ranks of the national army in July after completing the basic training course, Xinhua reported.

The Napali Army organised a special function Monday to mark the formal end of the integration process of Maoist combatants.

The total number of ex-Maoist combatants joining the army through political decision has reached 1,462.

The Nepal government and the then rebel Maoists signed a Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2006 ending a 10-year-long insurgency. At the same time, the Nepal government agreed to induct some combatants into the security agencies.

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First Published: Aug 26 2013 | 4:38 PM IST

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