Top Taliban commander captured

Pakistani security forces wounded and captured a top Taliban commander yesterday in a raid near the border with Afghanistan, intelligence officials said.

Mullah Mansour Dadullah took over as commander of Taliban forces in the southern Afghan province of Helmand after his brother, Mullah Dadullah, was killed by British forces in May.

"We have reports that Mansour Dadullah has been arrested by security officials during an operation," said an intelligence officer, who requested anonymity.