Mullah Omar's Deputy Seized (8#) -

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been captured.

He is considered second in the command hierarchy of the Taliban to chief Mullah Omar and is believed to be close to Osama bin Laden, Jack Bremer reports at TFP.

Baradar is thought to be about 42 years old and a member of the Afghan Popalzai tribe, according to the DPA, which was citing Interpol sources.

"We strongly reject the reports of his arrest," Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location.

:: BBC :: - - - :: Interpol ::

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# How some Afghans see Operation Moshtarak:

:: A Cif piece with links by Nushin Arbabzadah.

# A couple of young Singaporean fellows who are Mass Communication students recently did an internship in Pakistan. They share their impressions at the Dawn Blog.

# Two burqa-swathed gunmen robbed a Paris post office last Saturday. The French police are investigating.

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