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

CNN: Official: Enemy forces ambush U.S. forces, kill soldier

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

BBC: Mohammed Omar Abdi

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.

ECONOMIST: Coalition forces enjoy one of their better weeks