Taliban Co-Founder's Release from Prison May Help Secure Freedom for American and Australian Hostages - Sara A. Carter

Taliban Co-Founder's Release from Prison May Help Secure Freedom for American and Australian Hostages - Sara A. Carter: Pakistan released Taliban co-founder and deputy Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Thursday after serving nearly nine years in a Pakistani prison, the Taliban and Pakistan authorities said. Baradar was arrested in 2010 during a joint intelligence operation in Karachi, Pakistan by U.S. and Pakistani officials. The insurgency group was conducting a constant barrage of deadly attacks…