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was using the series of Taliban arrests to help extend his own career beyond his slated November 2010 retirement date, the theory being that this would raise his standing among American policymakers and thus pressure the Pakistani government to retain him. The Afghan government was reportedly holding
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On 14 September 2021, it was reported that Baradar had not been seen in public for several days, and that there were rumours he had been injured or killed in infighting over power in the new Afghan government. The following day a video interview with Baradar was released, in which he denied the
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reporting months later, Pakistani officials were then claiming that they had been targeting Baradar himself, because he had been secretly discussing a peace deal with the Afghan government without the involvement of Pakistan, who had long supported the Taliban. They claimed that the ISI tracked
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Although some analysts saw Baradar's arrest as a significant shift in Pakistan's position, others claimed that Pakistan arrested Baradar to stop his negotiations with the Karzai government, so that Pakistan would get a seat at the table – because an agreement between the Taliban and the Karzai
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reporting soon after the arrest, American intelligence agencies had tipped off Pakistani counter-terror officers about a meeting of militants with a possible link to Baradar, but that it was only after several men had been arrested that they realised one was Baradar himself. According to
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and became the de facto leader of the Taliban, directing the insurgency from Pakistan. Western diplomats considered him to be among those in the Shura who were more open to contact with the Afghan government, and more resistant to influence from Pakistan's
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and to enforce an amnesty that would have allowed him and other Taliban members to live peacefully in a post-Taliban Afghanistan. Many fellow Taliban commanders were killed over the years following the initial invasion, including Baradar's rival
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Despite his military activities, Baradar was reportedly behind several attempts to begin peace talks, specifically in 2004 and 2009, and widely seen as a potentially key part of a negotiated peace deal.
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was underway, he was expressly excluded from a group of nine Taliban prisoners that Pakistan released in November 2012. They eventually released him in mid-October 2018. Washington special envoy
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In 1994, he was one of four men, including Omar, who founded the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. During Taliban rule (1996–2001), Baradar held a variety of posts. He was reportedly governor of
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Baradar's cell phone to an area of Karachi, called on the CIA to use a more sophisticated tracking device to find his precise location, and then the Pakistanis moved in to arrest him.
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against the Soviet-backed Afghan government. Omar gave him the nom de guerre 'Baradar', which means 'brother', because of their close friendship. He later operated a madrassa in
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On 17 August 2021, Baradar returned to Afghanistan for the first time since the fall of the first Taliban government in 2001. It was rumoured that he would become the
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concluded that events and motives were still unclear. The story was only lightly covered in the Pakistani press when it initially broke, except for the newspaper
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in Doha, Qatar, in January 2019, about three months after Pakistan released him. He was the most senior of three deputies to the leader, the other two being
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The capture of Baradar and the Afghan Taliban governors is only the most recent and highly visible signal of the possible shift.
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held a secret meeting with Baradar in Kabul to discuss the 31 August deadline for a U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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An agreement between the Taliban and the Karzai government could deprive Pakistan of influence in next-door Afghanistan.
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Despite repeated claims that Pakistan would deliver Baradar to Afghanistan if formally asked to do so, and that his
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government could deprive Pakistan of influence in Afghanistan. Another view contended that Pakistani General
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the first leader of the Taliban, nicknamed him 'Baradar', which means 'brother', or Mullah Brother.
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magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential People In 2021" for his role in the Taliban's victory.
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Shane, Scott; Schmitt, Eric (18 February 2010). "In Pakistan Raid, Taliban Chief was Extra Prize".
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document lists him as the former Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Commander of Central Army Corps,
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said that he had asked Pakistan to release him, as Khalilzad believed Baradar could help in the
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and the newly formed Afghan government. According to historian and counterinsurgency analyst
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secretly, without the involvement of Pakistan. He was released in 2018 at the request of the
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He held senior positions in the Taliban during their first rule from 1996 to 2001. After the
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in August 2021, he returned to Afghanistan and received his current government post.
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in Kandahar (mainly in the Panjwayi area), serving as Omar's deputy in a group of
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Volume 30 of Historical dictionary of Afghan wars, revolutions, and insurgencies
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secret talks with Baradar and his arrest was said to have infuriated President
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provinces, and/or the Corps Commander for western Afghanistan. An unclassified
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Nordland, Rod (17 November 2012). "More Taliban Prisoners May Be Released".
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denied reports that US agents had been involved in the arrest. According to
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on the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan on behalf of the Taliban.
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Koran, Kalashnikov, and laptop: the neo-Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan
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fell to the US-led invasion in 2001, he rose to lead the organization's
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Consolidated List, he was born in about 1968 in the Yatimak village of
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in 2010, possibly because he had been discussing a peace deal with the
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Baradar is considered to be a moderate Taliban member. U.S. President
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called him "a very sophisticated player" in a meeting with the then
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military offensive against the Afghan government on 15 August 2021
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Mullah Baradar in 2020 in Doha, Qatar, to sign the Doha Agreement
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Deputy Minister of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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First Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of Afghanistan
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Reports of his date and place of birth vary. According to the
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became the Taliban military leader after Baradar's arrest.
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became friends when they were teenagers. According to
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Political Office of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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Co-founder and political leader of the Afghan Taliban
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Mazzetti, Mark; Filkins, Dexter (16 February 2010).
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Mapping Freedom fighting Organizations (June 2018).
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Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan
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Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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Rowman & Littlefield. p. lxxxiii. 1763:"Man in the News: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar" 891:in 2007. Baradar eventually rose to lead the 2232: 1836: 1834: 1270: 1004:With a delegation meeting US representative 654:leader of the Taliban. He was imprisoned by 4011:Taliban government ministers of Afghanistan 3981:Mujahideen members of the Soviet–Afghan War 3161:Graham-Harrison, Emma (14 September 2021). 2464: 2243: 1670: 1537: 1168: 961:Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan 3481: 3467: 3418:First Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan 2723: 2615: 2415: 2325: 2139:The American War in Afghanistan: A History 1756: 1754: 1752: 1750: 1338:"Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?" 1134: 995: 384:27 September 1996 – c. April 1997 45: 2538:Shahzad, Syed Saleem (23 February 2010). 2135: 1831: 1800: 1798: 1796: 1794: 1792: 1790: 1721:. Columbia University Press. p. 47. 1714: 1575: 1573: 1490:"The 100 Most Influential People of 2021" 744:of the Sadozai tribe, a sub-tribe of the 279:24 January 2019 – 17 August 2021 2674: 2357: 2351: 2142:. Oxford University Press. p. 116. 1840: 1546:"Who Is Taliban's New Chief Negotiator?" 1059:, Baradar was regarded as the Taliban's 999: 950: 944:, which published detailed information. 582: 2583: 2537: 2421: 2358:Zengerle, Patricia (17 February 2010). 1747: 1543: 1533:from the original on 15 September 2021. 1305:"Shaheen Appointed Head of Doha Office" 794: 471:100 Most Influential People in 2021 by 3953: 3207:from the original on 15 September 2021 2817: 2648:Baqir Sajjad Syed (13 November 2012). 2616:Salahuddin, Sayed (25 February 2010). 2165: 1998: 1804: 1787: 1591:from the original on 10 September 2021 1570: 1558:from the original on 29 September 2021 1520: 1514: 1240:Lalzoy, Najibullah (6 February 2022). 1239: 1151: 1024:Baradar was appointed a deputy to the 4016:Deputy prime ministers of Afghanistan 3716:Destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan 3462: 3175:from the original on 28 November 2021 2962:from the original on 11 December 2021 2754: 2598:from the original on 25 February 2010 2452:from the original on 18 February 2010 2403:from the original on 17 February 2010 2370:from the original on 16 November 2020 2261:from the original on 18 February 2010 2086:from the original on 22 February 2010 1950:from the original on 18 February 2010 1940:"Profile: Mullah Abdul Ghani Beradar" 1920:from the original on 16 November 2021 1888:from the original on 17 February 2010 1873: 1841:Taddonio, Patrice (21 January 2020). 1760: 1681: 1609: 1502:from the original on 23 November 2021 1418:from the original on 11 February 2022 1405: 1335: 1285:from the original on 19 February 2022 1221:from the original on 7 September 2021 1142: 1078:In February 2020, Baradar signed the 822: 791:, Kandahar Province, alongside Omar. 3836:Republican insurgency in Afghanistan 2832:from the original on 27 January 2019 2781: 2736:from the original on 28 October 2018 2439: 2313:from the original on 7 November 2012 2279: 2180:from the original on 1 December 2021 2055:from the original on 8 February 2010 1819:from the original on 8 February 2010 1133: 1028:of the Taliban and the chief of the 959:(left) and Baradar (right) sign the 3996:Prisoners and detainees of Pakistan 3142:from the original on 29 August 2021 3112:from the original on 30 August 2021 3082:from the original on 15 August 2021 3052:from the original on 15 August 2021 3022:from the original on 18 August 2021 2930:from the original on 30 August 2021 2898:from the original on 30 August 2021 2866:from the original on 31 August 2021 2811: 2799:from the original on 15 August 2021 2769:from the original on 27 August 2021 2705:from the original on 17 August 2021 2630:from the original on 12 August 2021 2584:Hussain, Zahid (24 February 2010), 2471:Eric Rosenbach (21 February 2010). 2440:Khan, M. 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Mullah

First Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of Afghanistan
Abdul Salam Hanafi
Abdul Kabir
Supreme Leader
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Prime Minister
Hasan Akhund
Hasan Akhund
Deputy Leader of Afghanistan
Incumbent
Sirajuddin Haqqani
Mullah Yaqoob
Supreme Leader
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Head of the Economic Commission
Incumbent
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Head
Political Office of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai
Suhail Shaheen
Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Mullah Omar
Mohammad Rabbani
Akhtar Mansour
Deputy Minister of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Mohammad Rabbani

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