Claim: In 2018, Trump helped Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar get released from prison, in 2020 then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with him, and in 2021 Baradar was set to become the new "president" of Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
Fact-check: Did Trump Admin Get Taliban Leader Out of Pakistani Prison?
Verdict: mostly true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Nur Ibrahim
Date published: 2021-08-18T14:06:37