FILE - In this March 18, 2021, file photo, Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, arrives with other members of the Taliban delegation for an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia. Baradar's biography charts the Taliban's long journey from a pious but brutal Islamic militia to an insurgency that battled the U.S. for two decades, ultimately returning to power through pragmatic diplomacy and military might. His experience also sheds light on the Taliban's complicated relationship with neighboring Pakistan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File) TKMY103