Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Photograph: Saeed Achakzai/ReutersJailed Taliban Supreme Commander Released -- Pajamas Media
The Obama administration approved the release of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar with the assumption that he would join peace talks with the Afghan government of Hamid Karzai.
The Taliban’s supreme commander in Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, was captured in Pakistan earlier this year. He was the highest ranking Taliban commander ever arrested. But instead of his extradition to Afghanistan or hand-over to the U.S., he was kept in a cozy house in Islamabad.
On Saturday, he was freed.
Yes, the man second in command only to Mullah Omar, the one-eyed leader of the Taliban, has reportedly been released and no one knows where he went. (The smart bet is he rejoined his buddies in the fight against NATO and the Afghan government.)
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My Comment: I am not surprised that this story (if true) has been kept under the radar. If Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar should go back to fighting with the Taliban, the embarrassment of being stupid will impact those in Pakistan and in the White House.
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