Pakistan releases top Taliban prisoner Mullah Baradar
Pakistan on Saturday released its most senior Afghan Taliban detainee, Abdul Ghani Baradar, a senior official of the interior ministry told AFP, in a move Kabul hopes will encourage peace talks with the insurgents.
"Yes Baradar has been released," Omar Hamid, a spokesman for interior ministry told AFP, without elaborating.
Abdul Ghani Baradar, a one-time military chief often described as the insurgents' former second-in-command, was the most high profile detained Taliban commander in Pakistan.
Foreign ministry on Friday said that Baradar's release will facilitate Afghanistan's reconciliation process with the Taliban as a NATO
"Yes Baradar has been released," Omar Hamid, a spokesman for interior ministry told AFP, without elaborating.
Abdul Ghani Baradar, a one-time military chief often described as the insurgents' former second-in-command, was the most high profile detained Taliban commander in Pakistan.
Foreign ministry on Friday said that Baradar's release will facilitate Afghanistan's reconciliation process with the Taliban as a NATO