An anti-terrorism court (ATC) granted bail to three Taliban militants whose release was one of the local Taliban's key demands from the government since the men were arrested in July, officials said on Thursday. The officials said that one of the released men, Maulana Rafiuddin from Waziristan Agency, was Baitullah Mehsud's deputy commander. The other two were Muhammad Aziz, an Afghan national, and Naveed Alam from Hangu. While allowing bail to the three men, ATC Judge Muhammad Ayub asked them to submit bail bonds of Rs 200,000 each.