( CNN ) -- More than 200 former fighters and other members of the Maoist People 's Liberation Army -- including minors -- were discharged from a Maoist camp Thursday in line with Nepal 's ongoing peace process , officials said . Those being discharged were part of a group deemed `` disqualified '' by United Nations findings in 2007 , which identified at least 4,008 such combatants -- including 2,973 minors . The `` disqualified '' status applied to anyone under the age of 18 who was serving in the liberation army , and those who joined the Maoist group after its 10-year insurgency to abolish the country 's monarchy ended in 2006 . More than 15,000 died in the fighting and more than 100,000 people were displaced , according to the United Nations Web site . Nepal became a republic in 2008 following elections in which the people voted to abolish the monarchy . `` Those who left the Sindhuli camp today are no more members of the [ Maoist ] People 's Liberation Army , '' Nanda Kishore Pun , commander of the Maoist People 's Liberation Army , told CNN in a phone interview from Sindhuli , about 150 km ( 93 miles ) southeast of Kathmandu . The discharge process is expected to end in about a month . As part of the rehabilitation package for the disqualified combatants , the United Nations has offered to provide vocational skills training and education up to high school to those who want such opportunities , but Pun said that these offers are still being discussed . The process of the discharge is seen as in important part of the Nepal 's ongoing peace process . The Maoists and other political parties in the country are discussing ways to integrate the 19,602 verified Maoist combatants into Nepal 's security forces -- a move that made up part of the peace deal signed in 2006 to bring the peace process to a conclusion . Once the minors remain out of the command and control of the Maoist military structure for six months to a year , the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist ( UCPN-M ) can be considered for removal from the list of parties that recruit and use children , which is included in the annual U.N. Secretary-General 's report on Children and Armed Conflict . As the discharge and rehabilitation process began , about a dozen of the disqualified combatants were listed as being under the age of 16 and about 500 were under the age of 18 . Though called combatants , the United Nations said the minors were used as messengers , cooks and porters during the fighting .
More than 200 people were discharged from Maoist camp in Nepal . They are former fighters and other members of the Maoist People 's Liberation Army . Part of a group deemed `` disqualified '' by United Nations findings in 2007 . Their discharge is seen as in important part of the Nepal 's ongoing peace process .