KABUL – TIME has revealed its list of the 100 most influential people of2021 and Afghan Deputy PM and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradarhas been named as ‘charismatic military leader and a deeply pious figure’.
The ‘prestigious’ list is broken into six categories including icons,pioneers, titans, artists, leaders, and innovators. The 53-year-old madethe list in the ‘leaders’ category.
Profile’s author, journalist Ahmed Rashid, stated him as the man whonegotiated the terms after which Taliban swept to victory in war rakedAfghanistan. Baradar was said to be the leader who took all key decisions,including announcing amnesty to members of the former Afghan setup.
Baradar played his part in negotiations that prevent bloodshed upon seizingKabul and also developing friendly relations with the neighboring country.
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Baradar appears to be the first leader from the Afghan Taliban to make itto the list. The NewYork- based magazine defines him as a “Quiet, secretiveman who rarely gives public statements or interviews, yet represents a moremoderate current within the Taliban”.
