ðə nˈuːz ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt bˈoʊθ ˈæbdʊl kˈeɪjəm zˈækɪɹ ænd ˈæbdʊl ɹˈɔːf wɜː mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə tˈælɪbənz kwˈɛɾə ʃjˈʊɹɹə, wˌɪtʃ ɪz bˈeɪst ɪn kwˈɛɾə, pˌækɪstˈæn, ænd ðæt ðeɪ hɐdbɪn kˈæptʃɚd ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ bˈæɹɐdˌɑːɹ.
The News International reported that both Abdul Qayyum Zakir and Abdul Rauf were members of the Taliban's Quetta Shura, which is based in Quetta, Pakistan, and that they had been captured shortly after Baradar.