Turkey: Regional meeting to address security, economy in Afghanistan before troop pullout

ISTANBUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday appealed to Pakistan for help in the investigation of the assassination of an Afghan peace envoy, and said efforts to talk directly to the Taliban are futile as long as the insurgents show no desire to negotiate in good faith. Karzai spoke after a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, and one day ahead of a regional