Omar operates from Pak

Taliban’s reclusive leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is believed by Afghan and Western officials to be running the militant organisation from his base near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province in Pakistan. Mullah Omar runs a shadow government, complete with military, religious and cultural councils, and has appointed officials and commanders to virtually every Afghan province and district, just as he did when he ruled Afghanistan, the Taliban claim, the New York Times reported on Monday. He oversees his movement through a grand council of 10 members, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed told the Times in a telephone interview. Mullah Bradar, one of the most senior and ruthless commanders, serves as his first deputy. He makes all military decisions, including how fighters are deployed.