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Afghan Taliban no.2 Baradar "singing like a male canary" : Pak official
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The arrest of Taliban's second-in command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is proving to be of great value to officials as he has revealed several vital pieces of information regarding other top militant commanders during his interrogation.
A Pakistani counterinsurgency official said Baradar has been "singing like a male canary" since his arrest in Karachi, and has become a 'vital asset' in gathering information on the Taliban and other extremist groups operating in the region.
"He obviously does not want to be released under any circumstances. He would not survive after the information he has given the government," Fox News quoted an unnamed Pakistani official, as saying.
Some US officials maintained that if Pakistan continues to act against militant leaders hiding inside the country with the same intent as it is doing at present, it would represent one of the best chances to root out the insurgency threatening both Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan.
A senior North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officer stationed in Afghanistan said described the recent arrests of top Taliban commanders as important as the leadership vacuum would severely dent the ability of the extremists to fight large offensive such as the one underway in Marjah and Kandahar.
However, the official maintained that the Taliban is a 'highly decentralized' movement, and even without its top commanders, its fighters can skirmish, launch hit-and-run ambushes. (ANI)
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Bringing you the latest news from Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Sun tries to leave no stone unturned.
Our news extends from Kabul, the capital, to all parts of the country. We cover the reconstruction, the continuing military operations, the trials and tribulation of the interim government, and the pathway to elections.
We don't dodge the controversies either, the impact of the Afghan warlords that retain power throughout much of the country, the continuing presence of Taliban elements, the aftermath of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, eliminated in the military conflict of late 2001 and early 2002, and the resurgence of the opium growing and drug trade in Afghanistan.
Whether it's hard news or stories of general interest, the Afghanistan Sun has a mission to cover it all. The online newspaper also provides updates of what's happening in the region, particularly in the surrounding Central Asian, and former Russian states, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
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