New Taliban Attacks Complicate Afghan Peace Process

KABUL—A Taliban attack on a federal government intelligence headquarters in northern Afghanistan killed 11 stability forces and wounded dozens of civilians, even more straining a peace process meant to pave the way for a withdrawal of American troops.

The militants detonated a motor vehicle bomb Monday morning in the metropolis of Aybak in Samangan province outdoors a base belonging to the Countrywide Directorate of Safety, Afghanistan’s spy agency. Pursuing the blast, two insurgents entered the compound and exchanged fireplace with stability forces, in accordance…