The TTP had ties with the failed attempt to bomb Times Square in New York in 2010 , said Marie Harf , deputy spokeswoman for the State Department . Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan confirms the arrest , source says . Deputy chief Latif Mehsud is arrested in Afghanistan 's Khost province , source says . - The Pakistani military announces that it has captured a top al Qaeda operative who was responsible for planning and executing an attack on U.S. troops at Bagram Air Base last year.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan confirms the arrest , source says . Deputy chief Latif Mehsud is arrested in Afghanistan 's Khost province , source says . - The Pakistani military announces that it has captured a top al Qaeda operative who was responsible for planning and executing an attack on U.S. troops at Bagram Air Base last year.