The commander of U.S. Central Command on Wednesday pushed back against reports that Islamic State fighters were being treated like “honored guests” by the Afghan government.

An ISIS commander and about 250 of his fighters who surrendered last week to authorities in northern Afghanistan have been moved to government detention facilities and will be investigated for any war crimes, Gen. Joseph Votel said during a press briefing at the Pentagon.

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