What does the release of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund tell us about the prospects for peace talks in Afghanistan?

"The mysterious arrest of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a leading light of the Afghan Taliban, from Karachi raises more questions then it answers. What was he doing in Karachi? Can one deduce that ...

Akhund is the longtime head of Taliban ... council also giving him a say in military affairs. Baradar was once a close friend of Mullah Omar, who gave him his nom de guerre, “Baradar ...

The “Abdul” in question is Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Baradar, a Taliban official and co-founder of the movement that now controls Afghanistan, was the United States’ negotiating partner ...

Clashes between the two main Pashtun factions in the Taliban and the absence of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and his departure from Kabul at the beginning of their presence in the city marked the ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's deputy leader and negotiator, and other ...

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and representative of Taliban Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar signed the agreement. The signing ceremony was witnessed by ...

During the inauguration ceremony, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the caretaker government, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said the exhibition would provide improved seeds and fertilizer to the farmers to ...

In a rare press conference, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, often referred to as the Taliban’s de facto leader, explained the group’s plan for Afghanistan’s future on Wednesday. Among other ...