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Taliban council map a fake

The Taliban in Afghanistan have published what they claim is a top secret government security plan for a landmark assembly of tribal elders expected to decide on future ties with the US this week.

Updated on: Nov 15, 2011, 24:35:48 IST
AFP | By , Kabul
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The Taliban in Afghanistan have published what they claim is a top secret government security plan for a landmark assembly of tribal elders expected to decide on future ties with the US this week.

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The alleged plan, published on the Taliban's website late Sunday night, features a satellite map of the venue where the event will take place mobile phone numbers of top security officials and details of security force deployments.

But Afghan government officials and the international military say it is a fake.

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