UN Urges Direct Afghan Peace Talks

The top U.N. envoy for Afghanistan on Monday welcomed renewed interest in peace talks between the government and the Taliban, but said it could not happen without direct engagement between the parties. The U.N. Security Council met for its regular discussion of the situation in Afghanistan just hours after Taliban attackers detonated a massive car bomb outside a parliament meeting convened in Kabul to confirm a new defense minister. Authorities said all seven attackers were killed; no...

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