Abdul Ghani Baradar
Mark Coles profiles Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political leader of the Taliban.
Profile · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
With the fall of Kabul and the Taliban back in power in Afghanistan, this week Mark Coles profiles the man who’s become the public face of the strict Islamist movement - its political leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
Baradar was one of those who founded the Taliban almost thirty years ago. Now, after spending eight years in a Pakistani jail, many are tipping him to be Afghanistan’s next President.
Mark Coles speaks to some of the world’s leading experts on the Taliban to try to find out more about Mullah Baradar’s background, his upbringing and what he really believes in.
Producer Smita Patel Researcher Di Richardson