Twenty-seven Afghan militants surrendered to the government in the country's northern province of Baghlan on Wednesday, the police said.

"Up to 27 armed opponent members handed over their weapons to Baghlan police on Wednesday morning and renounce violence there," the provincial police chief Aminullah Amarkhil told Xinhua.

They also brought with them 27 guns, the police official said, adding the former militants were all active in Jilga district of the province, 160 km north of Afghan capital of Kabul.

With their surrender, peace and stability would be further strengthened in several parts of the province, the source noted.

However, the police chief did not say whether the surrendered men belong to the Taliban insurgent group.

The Afghan government set up a 70-member High Peace Council and launched the peace and reconciliation process in 2010 to encourage Taliban to disarm and give up militancy against the government.

Several thousands of Taliban have joined the process since 2010.