Mullah Baradar, Who Led Talks With US, Was Attacked In Palace Shootout

Mullah Baradar, Who Led Talks With US, Was Attacked In Palace Shootout

The man the U.S. and its allies hoped would be a moderate voice in Afghanistan’s Taliban government has been sidelined after a dramatic shootout within the presidential palace in Kabul, consistent with people with knowledge of the matter.Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the group’s most public face who led peace talks with the U.S., was physically attacked by a pacesetter of the U.S. terrorist-designated Haqqani Network in early September during talks at the palace over forming the cupboard , the people said, asking to not be identified discussing the incident. Baradar…

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