Bergen said Baradar and Omar run the Quetta Shura , which operates in southern Afghanistan . ` Arrest in Pakistan ` ` a major blow for the Taliban , '' Asia - Pacific expert says . Mullah Abdul Ghani was reportedly captured in Karachi , Pakistan . Arrest near Pakistani - Afghan border , Sen. John Kerry says . Taliban spokesman in Pakistan says that Baradar has been captured .
Arrest in Pakistan ` ` a major blow for the Taliban , '' Asia - Pacific expert says . Mullah Abdul Ghani was reportedly captured in Karachi , Pakistan . Arrest near Pakistani - Afghan border , Sen. John Kerry says . Taliban spokesman in Pakistan says that Baradar has been captured .