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A senior Pakistani official has revealed that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar could be released as soon as this month.
Speaking to CNN, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, a spokesman for the Foreign Office, said: "We have decided in principle to release Mullah Baradar, and he will be released at an appropriate time."
Baradar was a controversial member of the Afghan Taliban who used to be the organization's second-in-command, after Mullah Mohammed Omar himself. He is currently being held at an undisclosed location.
Baradar was captured in 2010 in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city.
He had been under U.N. sanctions since February 2001, with his assets frozen and travel banned. The United Nations had forbidden selling weapons to him.
This is the second peaceful overture by the newly elected Pakistani government to neighboring Afghanistan. On Saturday, seven Taliban figures were released to facilitate the peace process.
