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Associated press A U.S. Army Sergeant in Kandahar, where the United States has sought to battlefield gains, the Taliban in talks.

The revelation that the cheats itself as a leader Taliban in Afghanistan peace talks question ran reports on progress in the war coalition, and illustrates how little the allies uprising of top executives and the difficulties presented to lack of knowledge for US strategy know the.

The man who claimed to be one of the highest ranking members of the Taliban has at least two meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other officials in recent months, officials said.

Senior officers Coalition - U.S. General David Petraeus, head of the coalition forces, especially of you - nascent peace talks to portray, the Taliban are a sign that the one-two punch of the American armed forces clearing territory was, and special operations forces of targeting insurgent commanders down and pushed it had sought to the negotiating table.

These claims are now in Frage.Viele Western officials have concluded that the peace process is little progress and the Taliban are ready to fight on.

The talks were held by General Petraeus, said the North Atlantic Treaty Organization "safe passage" deployment for senior Taliban leaders to participate in preliminary discussions with the Afghan Government in October released.

Some Obama administration, defense officials were unhappy, if revealed General Petraeus NATO's role to facilitate the discussions because you thought it expectations.

CIA Director Leon Panetta said recently that reconciliation was value to explore, but that the Agency saw nothing to indicate there was made a serious effort by the Taliban.

Another track of the peace process, the so-called integration effort, the low-level Taliban-fighters from the battlefield with the promise which should attract amnesty, cash and jobs also slowly move - part, because to benefit by you did as peaceful insurgents drawing is scam.

American soldiers patrol in panjwaye district district.

A senior NATO officer said the revelation about the talks that not marginalize insurgents would change counterinsurgency strategy, by strengthening soll.Aber military campaigns and projects to develop and the Afghan Government will weigh on a planned war review by Obama managing the apparent setback for the goal of driving the Taliban in peace talks in December.

"Commanders clearly expect to have the kind of war is in the spring when the fighting season resumes, senior NATO officer said.""This will take a long time," the officer said."I don't think we are looking for quick fixes."

NATO talks in Afghanistan and coalition officials met several times with a man to be claimed, Mullah Akthar Muhammad Mansour, one of the chief members to the Taliban was supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar, before figuring he a cheater.

The man had flown several times to Kandahar, Kabul in southern of Afghanistan, by British intelligence and officials said "a lot" of money given to ever again.Officials not say how much he was paid.

A senior of Afghan officials said the figure which was the most promise of progress in the talks the man impersonation Mr Mansour.Man's willingness to speak and such as he didnt peace talks - insist on the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan before opening had hopes that progress was the peace process after two years often futile attempts, negotiations with the Taliban relatively mild claims - triggered it is unclear whether other real or fake Taliban leaders were involved.

The NATO Afghanistan task force declined an opinion on the conversations or the ruse on Tuesday.

An official said the United States did not provide the impostor with money, but declined to say who the resources provided.U.S. officials believe that the scammer's motivation was money, an official said.

Some officials said General Petraeus's disclosure of the talks intends in October was for US support for Mr Karzai's call for reconciliation with the Taliban to präsentieren.Der officials said General Petraeus also hoped, it would help a wedge between Taliban leader and the ordinary insurgents who may widerwilliger to fight and die if you thought that their leaders were talking about peace.

U.S. intelligence officials have the peace talks were explorative gepflegt.Western officials said were primarily to identify the trusted conduit Taliban leader and determine who be who represented. officials in Kabul said Western Tuesday Allied intelligence services had little success in penetrating Mullah Omar's inner circle and lacked evidence, the insurgents to negotiations were ready.

The Afghan official said he and some of his colleagues not sure what the impostor motivated. President Karzai addresses are above, reporter.

A Western diplomat with intelligence reports on the uprising familiar said the lack of knowledge had to engage in "mere guesses" sometimes reduced officials when it came to find out whether the Taliban were willing to compromise.

"The Taliban organization refused to negotiate at home began quickly to spread malicious joy as Word of the ruse.""The Americans and their allies are very stupid and anyone could you fool," spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi Taliban said in an interview.

There is a conflicting reports as Afghanistan and coalition officials found you scammers to do senior hatten.Die Afghan officials said on Tuesday that he and his colleagues and Western have known officials for at least two weeks.

The official said it is now believed, Pakistani, and possibly a shopkeeper from the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta, the man where the Taliban leadership believed Pakistani Government is to figures.the was represented in the negotiations.

Reintegrate NATO try reintegration Chief, British army described Province earlier this year to Afghans see Maj. Gen. Philip Jones, in a recent interview to Herat, who claimed to Taliban had hopes and turned in the Government, said jobs to erhalten.Er, found it less than 80 people wanted to rotate.

"" We had a look at these 76 people and I don't think probably each of them knew how to get a gun to treat, ", he said.""All of you best were probably but unemployed able-bodied and some of you were kind of on the edge of able-bodied."

-Maria ABI Habib and Habib Khan Totakhil in Kabul contributed to this article.

Write toMatthew Rosenberg at matthew.rosenberg@wsj.com

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