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shared by Pedro Gonçalves on 16 Feb 10 - Cached

A man described as the top Afghan Taliban military commander and named as Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been captured in Pakistan, US officials say.He was seized in a US-Pakistani raid seven to nine days ago, a Pakistani military official told the BBC. The government has yet to confirm the arrest; the Taliban have denied it.
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Senior US officials said Mullah Baradar was "providing intelligence".
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a Taliban spokesman denied the reports, saying Mullah Baradar was still in Afghanistan actively organising the group's military and political activities.
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"He has not been captured. They want to spread this rumour just to divert the attention of people from their defeats in Marjah and confuse the public," Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters news agency, referring to the US-led Nato offensive in the Marjah area of Helmand province.
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shared by Pedro Gonçalves on 17 Feb 10 - Cached

Pakistan has confirmed that a Taliban suspect captured earlier this month is one of the organisation's top leaders, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
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US and Pakistani agents had seized Mullah Baradar in Karachi on 8 February, US officials said on Tuesday.
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But a Taliban spokesman has said Mullah Baradar, thought to be their second-in-command, is free and in Afghanistan.
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The arrest suggests Pakistan is getting tough with Afghan Taliban leaders sheltering there, says the BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad, something that has long been a demand of the White House.
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