Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is the odd man out in Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people this year, a rare instance of someone considered by much of the world as a terrorist finding space in the list.

Odd man out: Taliban's Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is in Time’s 100 most influential list

According to top Taliban sources quoted by the BBC, two of the Taliban's ministers were embroiled in a "serious disagreement" soon after the new Afghan government was constituted.

Taliban leaders Abdul Ghani Baradar and Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani involved in a major dispute: Report 

The Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan released an audio statement on Monday saying he was alive and well after news of his supposed demise went viral on social media.

Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar releases audio statement amid rumours of death

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Mincing no words, senior Afghan leader and once a member of the legendary Northern Alliance, Ata Mohammad Noor has termed Pakistan the "birthplace of Taliban". His comments come days after videos emerged of the Taliban's top leader Abdul Ghani Baradar engaging with followers in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi and confessing to the group's leadership in the country.

Pakistan birthplace of Taliban, says top Afghan leader Ata Noor

The top US envoy for peace in Afghanistan met a senior Taliban leader in Qatar on Monday as the two sides resumed talks to end 17 years of war despite the insurgents' continued refusal to deal with the Kabul government.

US, Taliban resume Afghan peace talks before spring fighting season