Washington, February 18: On the heels of the capture of top Taliban commander Mulla Baradar, Pakistani intelligence has also nabbed two other prominent renegades who are being grilled to trace the whereabouts of elusive Al-qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and Taliban supremo Mulla Omar.
Two more top Taliban commanders, Mulla Abdul Salam, former shadow governor of Kunduz and Mulla Mohammed, shadow governor of Baghlan province have been nabbed by Pakistani intelligence, US media reports said.
The capture of these top commanders, US officials believe could lead to unravelling where the Taliban and Al-qaeda top commanders are sheltering, media reports here said.
Besides giving clues about the whereabouts and state of Al-qaeda and Taliban organisations, New York Times said Pakistani military and intelligence was pushing Washington to use Baradar to play a broker to negotiate a reconciliation with the Taliban.
–PTI