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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Secret Joint Raid Captures Taliban’s Top Commander


By Mark Mazzetti and Dexter Filkins

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Taliban ’s top military commander was captured several days ago in Karachi, Pakistan, in a secret joint operation by Pakistani and American intelligence forces, according to American government officials.

The commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar , is an Afghan described by American officials as the most significant Taliban figure to be detained since the American-led war in Afghanistan started more than eight years ago. He ranks second in influence only to Mullah Muhammad Omar , the Taliban’s founder, and was a close associate of Osama bin Laden before the Sept. 11 attacks.

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