Good news in Afghan war for a change

Finally some good news in our Afghan war! Perhaps the most senior Taliban commander has been captured. I do not have anything to offer on how this will affect the war effort, but immediately the fact that this was a joint Pakistani intelligence/CIA effort jumps out as a dramatic improvement in our working relationship with our Pakistani "allies." Story from Dexter Filkins here: "Taliban's Military Chief, Mullah Barader, Is Captured." If this signals a lasting change of heart on the part of Pakistan's leadership, it may dramatically improve our ability to control the situation we've gotten ourselves into in A-stan.