US-Pakistan Raid Nets Taliban's Military Chief

American officials say they’ve scored their best enemy capture since the beginning of the Afghanistan war, nabbing the Taliban’s military chief in Pakistan in a joint operation with that country’s security services. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is second only in influence to spiritual leader Mullah Muhammad Omar, and officials tell the New York Times Baradar’s capture could lead to more Taliban big-shots.
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