Baradar will be joined by Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, son of late Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, at senior positions in new government, says Reuters news agency, citing Taliban sources.
Taliban's gains put neighbouring Iran on edge but the majority Shia country "is in constant communication with all political sides in Afghanistan", including the insurgents, in a marked change from when the group was last in power.