Abdul Ghani Baradar

US eagerness to exit Afghanistan and Taliban's refusal to budge: States must speak in one voice to push for Afghan peace

The main issue that was agreed to by all sides was that the Taliban would not provide safe havens to international terrorists of any hue in the area

Emboldened Taliban, impending US drawdown and uncertainty for region means India must engage terrorist outfit in talks

The real problem is that the hardliners within the Taliban have a preformed set of beliefs that line up perfectly with Rawalpindi's core foreign policy objectives

Pakistan releases top Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar

Former Taliban second-in-command may now hold key to Afghan peace

Once a ruthless fighter and a friend of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, Abdul Ghani Baradar may now hold the key to Afghanistan's peace - or so his minders believe.