White House confirms Afghan Taliban capture

The White House has confirmed the capture of the Afghan Taliban's second in command. It says the seizure of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Pakistan was a big success while confirming it for the first time on Wednesday.

Robert Gibbs, White House Spokesman, said, "Obviously the Pakistani Government has confirmed that Mullah Baradar is in custody. I am not going to get into information that we are getting from those interrogations. I do think, obviously this was the number two Afghan Taliban and the operational chief and it is a big success for our mutual efforts in the region."

Nov. 23, 2009: President Obama holds a meeting on Afghanistan in the Situation Room. (White House)