In news from Afghanistan, NATO forces have been accused of killing 64 civilians in air and ground strikes over the past four days in northeastern Afghanistan. Tribal elders said the strikes hit a village and that women and children were killed inside their houses. NATO forces denied the account, saying that targets of the attack were militants. Earlier today, a suicide bomber struck a government administrative center in northern Afghanistan, killing about 30 people. The news comes amid reports that United States is entering direct talks with the Taliban.