<p>Taliban insurgents detained veteran militia commander Mohammad Ismail Khan on Friday after they seized the western city of Herat, a provincial council member said.</p>.<p>Khan, who has been leading fighters against the Taliban in recent weeks, was handed over to the insurgents along with the provincial governor and security officials under a pact, provincial council member Ghulam Habib Hashimi told <em>Reuters.</em></p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/taliban-take-2-more-provincial-capitals-in-relentless-push-1019291.html" target="_blank">Taliban take 2 more provincial capitals in relentless push</a></strong></p>.<p>"The Taliban agreed that they will not pose any threat or harm to the government officials who surrendered," Hashimi said.</p>.<p>Khan is one of Afghanistan's most prominent warlords. Known as the Lion of Herat, he battled Soviet occupiers in the 1980s and was a key member of the Northern Alliance whose US-backed forces toppled the Taliban in 2001.</p>.<p>Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that Khan had been detained. </p>
<p>Taliban insurgents detained veteran militia commander Mohammad Ismail Khan on Friday after they seized the western city of Herat, a provincial council member said.</p>.<p>Khan, who has been leading fighters against the Taliban in recent weeks, was handed over to the insurgents along with the provincial governor and security officials under a pact, provincial council member Ghulam Habib Hashimi told <em>Reuters.</em></p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/taliban-take-2-more-provincial-capitals-in-relentless-push-1019291.html" target="_blank">Taliban take 2 more provincial capitals in relentless push</a></strong></p>.<p>"The Taliban agreed that they will not pose any threat or harm to the government officials who surrendered," Hashimi said.</p>.<p>Khan is one of Afghanistan's most prominent warlords. Known as the Lion of Herat, he battled Soviet occupiers in the 1980s and was a key member of the Northern Alliance whose US-backed forces toppled the Taliban in 2001.</p>.<p>Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that Khan had been detained. </p>