KABUL – Mullah Ghani Bradar, Taliban’s number two and the group’s head ofthe political committee is en route to Doha for talks with the US envoyZalmay Khalilzad.
Baradar was appointed as head of Taliban’s Qatar office in January.
Baradar is a co-founder of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan. He wasMullah Mohammed Omar, the founding leader of the Taliban’s deputy. Omar’sdeath was confirmed in October 2016.
Baradar was captured in Pakistan by a team of Pakistan’s intelligenceagency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and US’s Central IntelligenceAgency (CIA) officers in February 2010.
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According to another source, four other high-ranking Taliban membersincluding Mullah Omar’s brother will also join Mullah Baradar in themeeting.
