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A Taliban insurgent listens during a shurra with General Murad Ali Murad, Commander of the 209TH Afghan National Army Corps, and Brigadier General Frank Leidenberger, Commander of Regional Command North held to determine the terms of his surrender. His defection come in the midst of Operation Taohid II, and Afghan-led operation designed to defeat the insurgency, provide humanitarian supplies to the people, and enable development projects in the area.