Maoist rebels agree to join government
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Nepal’s communist rebels agreed to lock up their weapons, confine thousands of fighters to camps and join an interim government.
Thousands of government troops and weapons also will be sequestered. The United Nations will supervise both sides.
Prime Minister Prasad Koirala said he was confident that a decade-long insurgency was nearing its end. Maoist rebel leader Prachanda also applauded the deal, though he said that “the road ahead is tough.”
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