Taliban and al Qaeda Remain Linked, U.N. Study Says

WASHINGTON—A United Nations report issued Monday located that Afghanistan’s Taliban has preserved shut ties with al Qaeda, keeping at minimum 6 substantial-degree meetings with leaders of the team through extra than a yr of talks with the United States.

The U.N. conclusions position to the problems confronted by the Taliban in implementing its side of the agreement signed with the U.S. in February. Under the conditions, the U.S. will withdraw all its troops inside of 14 months in return for a Taliban promise that Afghanistan will in no way yet again develop into…