The three Taliban commanders were arrested on Friday in a raid on a house in Zabul province in a joint U.S.-Afghan operation, said General Fateh Khan, an Afghan army officer based in the southeast of the country.
U.S.-led forces were hunting a former Taliban provincial governor, Mullah Abdul Razzaq, when they caught the three, identified as Mullah Naimatullah, Mullah Saleh Mohammad and Mullah Baluch. Many weapons were seized, he said.
It was not clear how senior the three captured men were and U.S. authorities were not immediately available for comment.