The “Abdul” in question is Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Baradar, a Taliban official and co-founder of the movement that now controls Afghanistan, was the United States’ negotiating partner ...

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar served as second-in-command under Mullah Omar and co-ordinated the group's military operations in southern Afghanistan. He was arrested eight years ago in the Pakistani ...

Against this backdrop, the relentless focus on Mullah Baradar's release points to an underlying hope that he could become a catalyst in bringing all the warring parties to a grand resolution.

According to earlier reports, Mullah Baradar was wounded in a skirmish between Taliban units MOSCOW, September 13. /TASS/. Reports claiming that deputy head of Afghanistan’s interim government ...

MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. Head of the political office of the Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will lead Afghanistan’s new government, Reuters reported on ...

Afghan authorities have officially inaugurated a hydropower dam in the capital Kabul aiming to boost the economy and agriculture sector in the landloc ...

Taliban minister and member of powerful Haqqani family killed in Kabul bombing - At least three of Haqqani’s bodyguards were ...

Former Afghan Taliban second-in-command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is to be released from prison in Pakistan on Saturday, the foreign ministry says. A spokesman said the release was to "further ...

A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital has killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others in the most brazen attack on a ...

For the first time since taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban on Tuesday staged a news conference and sought to calm fears that their rule will lead to a rise in terrorism and a backslide on ...

Iran exported non-oil commodities worth USD1.6 billion to Afghanistan during the first eight months of the current Iranian ...

Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $1.6 billion to Afghanistan during the first eight months of the current Iranian ...