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Things have been looking rather grim for the Taliban over the past few weeks. Now, with the arrest of this man, one can't help but feel a little sorry for them.
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 morning raid on a madrassa near Karachi by Pakistan's ISI intelligence service on 8 February, a security source told the BBC.
The government has yet to confirm the arrest; the Taliban have denied it.
The capture comes amid a major Nato-led offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
While the raid on Madarassa Khuddamul Quran - near the Nooriabad Industrial Estate some 45km (28 miles) from Karachi - was led by the ISI, it is not clear at the moment whether US officials were involved.
Correspondents say Mullah Baradar is reported to be in charge of all long-term strategic military planning for the Taliban in southern Afghanistan and, if confirmed, his arrest will have a very big effect on the Taliban's ability to conduct the insurgency there.
Things have been looking rather grim for the Taliban over the past few weeks. Now, with the arrest of this man, one can't help but feel a little sorry for them.