The United States has hailed the capture of the Afghan Taliban military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as a big success for U.S – Pak cooperation. A White House spokesman confirmed the capture for the first time saying it was a significant development. Earlier, Pakistan confirmed the capture.<br/><br/> The Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik added that other suspects had been arrested in the swoop seven to ten days ago and are being interrogated.<br/><br/> Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is said to have overseen Taliban military operations in Afghanistan, run the group's leadership council and controlled its finances.<br/><br/> The White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the detention was a significant development for joint US-Pakistani efforts to combat Islamist extremists.