Yesterday the New York Times broke the story of the capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the operational leader of the Afghan Taliban and the highest-ranking insurgent figure captured since the war ...

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar urged the world to expand economic ties instead of imposing sanctions, as Afghanistan faces a deepening ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Saturday called on regional and global countries to adopt a softer approach and expand their economic relations with the Islamic ...

Mullah Baradar described the role of madrassas as important in the intellectual reform of society, the elimination of ...

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The Taliban’s top military commander was captured several days ago in Karachi, Pakistan, in a secret joint operation by Pakistani and American intelligence forces, according to American government ...

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The Taliban said on Tuesday (August 17) one of its leaders and co-founders, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, had returned to Afghanistan for the first time in more than 10 years. A group spokesperson said ...

Authorities have been questioning Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the second in command of the Afghan Taliban, who was arrested earlier this month in Pakistan. Analyst Brian Fishman tells Renee Montagne ...

Abdul Ghani Baradar, known as Mullah Baradar, is a co-founder of the Taliban and senior leader of the militant Islamist group who is expected to hold a top role in governing Afghanistan in the wake of ...

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that he—and not President Joe Biden—had the strength to personally threaten Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar with U.S. aggression, prompting ...

The biographies of top Taliban leaders are vague for a reason: secrecy has often been the key to survival. Take the one-eyed cleric who founded the movement, Mullah Mohammad Omar. After a U.S.-led ...