KABUL (Pajhwok): Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan, has been named among the "100 Most Influential People" of 2021 by Time magazine.
Baradar's profile for Time's list, written by veteran journalist Ahmed Rashid, noted that he "is revered" among the Afghan Taliban as a founding member, "a charismatic military leader and a deeply pious figure".
It said that when the Taliban took over the Afghan capital in August, it was on the terms negotiated by Baradar, which included amnesties offered, the lack of bloodshed upon seizing power and . . .
