27 Oct 2009 1421MST Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has conceded to a runoff election against opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah under intense pressure from allied NATO forces.
27 Oct 2009 1357MST The US military commander in Afghanistan, General McCrystal, says that factions of Pakistani and Iranian spy services are supporting the Afghan Taliban and this could further complicate trilateral relations between Washington, Islamabad, and Tehran.
27 Oct 2009 1354MST The air strike called in by German commanders against a Taliban target in Kunduz killed at least forty civilians and has created a furor in Germany as that country moves toward national elections.
27 Oct 2009 1341MST A suicide bombing against an Afghan anti-drug police unit shows shift in focus by the insurgency forces.
27 Oct 2009 1339MST Illegal immigrants headed for Iran were found abandoned in Pakistan revealing a growing desperation among many lower class Afghan citizens.