Pakistan, April 23 -- The recent detention and subsequent release of influential Taliban figure Mullah Mutasim Agha Jan have ...

While the arrest of the Taliban's No. 2, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, could deal a serious blow to the Taliban in the short term — as the insurgent group is struggling to counter NATO's ongoing ...

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar claimed Afghanistan’s economy has improved in recent years during talks with a UK envoy, despite ...

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A joint U.S.-Pakistan operation has captured Mullah Baradar, the second-ranking official in the Afghan Taliban. Baradar, the Taliban's de facto military commander and second to political-ideological ...

Construction work on the Yatim Taq cement production plant was launched at a cost of $160 million in northern Jawzjan ...

Pakistan has released Mullah Abdul Ghani, alias Mullah Baradar, a former deputy leader of Afghanistan's Taliban on Saturday, a Foreign Ministry official has confirmed to Anadolu Agency. Mullah Baradar ...

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 ...