KABUL - The arrest of the Taliban's No. 2 leader has raised some questions about Afghanistan's involvement in secret peace talks with high ranking members of the group.

Abdul Ali Shamsi, security adviser to the governor of Helmand province, confirmed talks between Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar - second in the Taliban only to one-eyed Mullah Mohammed Omar - and the Afghan government. Several media reports have suggested that Baradar had been in touch with Afghan President Hamid Karzai's representatives, but these are the first details to emerge from the discussions.
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