Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was freed from Pakistan's custody at the request of the US three years ago despite waging deadly attacks against American-led forces after 9/11
A Taliban co-founder who rose through the ranks thanks to a series of assassinations or arrests is leading the terror group's peace talks as major Afghan cities fall.
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