commander in afghanistan general david petraeus that the taliban was in contact with the government about possible peace talks. it sounds complicated and it is. we've got it covered on several fronts. ivan watson is in kabul, afghanistan. fred pleitgan. and let's start in kabul with ivan watson. ivan, bring us up to speed on what we know. >> reporter: let's see. i just lost audio connection, ali. if i understood you correctly, what took place here was an air strike. an air strike according to nato and isaf spokesmen that took place saturday in a turbulent corner of eastern afghanistan in kunar province. u.s. military spokesmen have said a senior al qaeda operative was killed by the name of