Taliban Says Its Deputy Leader And Co-Founder Back In Afghanistan

"State cooperation on development is suspended for the time being," German Development Minister Gerd Mueller said in an interview with the Rheinische Post newspaper.

The Taliban's deputy leader and co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kandahar Tuesday, landing in the insurgent group's former capital just days after they took control of the country. A Taliban spokesman said on Twitter that Baradar and a high level delegation "reached their beloved country in the afternoon" from Qatar. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)