Taliban names co-founder as head of political office in Qatar

Kabul: The Taliban have named Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the co-founder of the group, as the head of their political office in Qatar with the aim to strengthen the ongoing negotiations with the US to put an end to the Afghan conflict. “In accordance with the decree issued by the Leader of Islamic Emirate (as the Taliban refer to themselves), the esteemed Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been appointed as the deputy of the Leader in Political Affairs and the chief of the Political Office of the Islamic Emirate,” Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement late Thursday.

Mullah Baradar, whose real name is Abdul Ghani Baradar, was released in Pakistan in October, Efe news reported. Before his arrest in 2010, he was believed to be the military chief of the terror group, led by Mullah Omar who had died in 2013, although the news was made public only two years later. (IANS)

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