earlier i talked to cnn's nick payton walsh in kabul about how the taliban claim to have the sensitivetion. >> taliban claim this say leak from inside the afghan government with detailed plans for the security for a meeting of tribal elders here from across the country caught by the afghan president hamid karzai due to start later on this week. i must point out, the afghan interior ministry says the documents are fake and this is part of a propaganda campaign. the taliban said they'll do whatever they can to disrupt this meeting. it is an absolutely vital meeting between community leader across the country where they're set to gather together to discuss what kind of long-term presence u.s. troops can have in this country and even discuss with peace with the insurgency is still possible. >> how unusual is this that there would be public notice, fake plans or not, presented by the taliban? >> well, it is all about this information war that is starting between the insurgency and isaf here in afghanistan. they say the taliban can't win on the battlefield, so they're waging this information

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