A U.S. official confirms to Fox News that a second so-called “shadow governor” of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Mullah Mohammed, was captured in Pakistan. This official would not say if this was a joint effort with the CIA.
This brings the total number of significant captures in recent days to three.
Fox reported last night that Mullah Salam of Kunduz province was apprehended by a joint U.S.-Paksitani intelligence operation; and most notably Mullah Baradar, the Taliban’s second in command only to Mullah Omar, was also captured in recent days.
A Pakistani official told the Associated Press that Mullah Baradar has provided “useful” information, but the White House and intelligence officials have refused to say if Baradar is even talking, let alone being helpful.