They are querying him about the location of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, an intelligence official in Kabul said.

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Mohammed Omar Abdi, 25, died of gunshot wounds after what was thought to have been a gang-related incident in the Willowbrae area.

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The capture of Mullah Baradar, second in the Taliban hierarchy only to the movement's founder, Mullah Mohammed Omar, removes the insurgency's military commander.

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Intelligence information has indicated that Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is in Helmand province, near Baghran, where Taliban fighters recently have begun surrendering.

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The greater threat to Afghan stability comes from a resurgent Taliban, still apparently under the sway of its one-eyed former commander, Mullah Mohammed Omar.

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Second, while Obama didn't talk about dealing with Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, it is worth pointing out the Taliban leadership, including Mullah Omar, has in the past several months taken every opportunity to say that it has no interest in a deal with the Afghan government.

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In an op.ed for Wednesday's Wall Street Journal, noted Baghdad bloggers Mohammed and Omar Fadhil observe that early signs of the surge's success are manifest.

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Tebbutt's release came after lengthy negotiations between elders in Adado and local authorities, said Omar Mohammed Diirey, a regional administration official in central Somalia.

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Jewel Uddin, Omar Mohammed Khan, Mohammed Hasseen, Anzal Hussain, Mohammed Saud and Zohaib Ahmed appeared via prison video link at Woolwich Crown Court in London.

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