Taliban's Number 2 Leader Captured In Pakistan

US-Pakistan Operation Captures Taliban Commander -- Voice of America

U.S. and Pakistani officials say the top Taliban military commander has been captured and is in custody.

U.S. and Pakistani officials say a secret joint operation involving intelligence agents from both countries captured Afghanistan's top Taliban commander several days ago in Karachi.

Officials describe the Afghan commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as second in influence only to the Taliban's founder, Mullah Muhammad Omar. They say he is the most important Taliban figure detained since the war in Afghanistan started in late 2001.

The Taliban in Afghanistan deny Baradar has been captured, calling the report a rumor and a diversion.

Read more ....

More News On The Capture Of The Taliban's #2 Leader

Profile: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar -- BBC
Taliban's top military commander captured -- Yahoo News/AP
Taliban’s 2nd-in-command nabbed in Pakistan -- MSNBC
Sr. Official: Top Taliban Operative Captured, Providing Intel -- ABC News
Afghanistan’s Taliban Confirm Capture of Number-Two Commander -- Business Week
Afghan Taliban's second in command captured in Karachi -- Washington Post
Taliban's No. 2 Commander Captured in Pakistan -- Wall Street Journal
Top Taleban commander Mullah Baradar captured in Pakistan -- Times Online
Top Taliban commander captured, officials say -- CNN
Taliban chief was seen as future negotiator -- Financial Times
Top Taliban commander held in Pakistan -- Reuters
Secret Joint Raid Captures Taliban’s Top Commander -- New York Times
U.S. official confirms top Taliban commander captured -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Top Taliban commander captured in Pakistan: report -- Washington Post/Reuters
Big news: Taliban's No. 2 captured -- Foreign Policy
Top Taliban Military Chief Captured in U.S.-Pakistani Raid -- FOX News
US-Pakistan Raid Nets Taliban's Military Chief -- Newser
US, Pakistan capture Taliban's top commander: report -- Geo News
Top Taliban commander said arrested -- UPI

Commentaries And Analysis

How significant is Mullah Baradar's arrest? -- BBC
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar: Are other Taliban leaders hiding in Karachi? -- Christian Science Monitor
Victory, and a Puzzle -- Power Line
AfPak: Obama’s Covert War In Pakistan -- News Junkie Post
Why Taliban Leader's Arrest Matters -- CBS News
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar captured as Pakistan's ISI change tack: analysis -- The Telegraph
New York Times Back in the “Intelligence Sharing Business” -- Hot Air
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar capture: Triumph of Pakistan-US cooperation? -- Christian Science Monitor