. >>> one of the leaders of the pakistan taliban has been released, abdul ghani baradar, a good friend of the taliban spiritual leader mullah omar. but baradar may have lost his influence. >> i think he's important in a are symbolic sense rather than the substantive i think. once you're taken pruz ner new leadership takes over, and once the new leadership takes over it becomes difficult for them to reenter and at the same time there are doubts about his health as well. so one does not know exactly what sort of a role he would play. but none the lest i think he is from the point of view of pakistan, i think it's a very good move and also it's a good move from the point of view of pakistan's attitude towards the peace process. pakistan has been very cooperative, very supportive. these are efforts that they have been looking for, pakistan has already released more than 30 prisoners and he is one of the top ones. and that is why pakistan in the initial stages was very hesitant to release him because they didn't know exactly what would be the impact of this release. would they join the insu

abdul ghani baradar, is one of four men who founded the taliban movement in afghanistan in 1994. >>> the most powerful typhoon of the year, severe typhoon usagi is headed to taiwan. expected to be dedicated to a category 1 hurricane. the winds are incredibly strong at 110 miles per hour. al jazeera's graial jazeera's cs live. >> u.s.s. bonhommi richard pulled out ahead of the typhoon, this storm said to be the most powerful on the planet this year. six miles wide and winds gusting to 180 miles per hour. it formed in the pacific earlier in the week and tracked west northwest through luzon strait that separates the philippines and taiwan. 100 people were moved from shoreline areas. waves as big as buildings smashed the coastline. flights and ferry services were cancelled, forcing thousands of people to leave their home. china's southern coast is being prepared for worst, 23,000 fishing boats returned to port. but the storm has hong kong a major asian financial center in its sights. 1979 is the last time a storm of this size scored a direct hit. storm surge caused major ghaj to thdamage