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Published December 23, 2015
Fox News' Major Garrett confirmed last night Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the group's No. 2 leader behind the Afghan Taliban's founder, was captured in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi.
TODAY, A U.S. OFFICIAL TELLS FOX: “This is a major player in the Afghan Taliban, someone with a lot of blood on his hands. If he’s off the streets, it would be a serious setback for the Taliban in the near term and deal a severe personal blow to Mullah Omar, who has relied on him for years as a trusted associate.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-official-capture-of-taliban-leader-serious-setback-for-the-taliban