Officials Note Progress in Afghanistan, Difficulty for Taliban

MAZAR E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — Noting “breathtaking” progress the Afghan government and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani have made, a senior officer in the Resolute Support mission said there is never going to be a better time for the Taliban to start talking with the Afghan government about peace.

Army Brig. Gen Michael R. Fenzel, the chief of plans for the…