The United Nations Secretary-General will begin consultations on the appointment of a UN envoy to coordinate engagement between the Taliban and the international community, he said on Monday. But so far Afghanistan’s de facto rulers’ demands, which include that the UN representative not speak with other Afghan society representatives and that the UN treat the Taliban as if it were a recognized nation, are not acceptable to the international organization, Speaking with reporters in Doha, Antonio Guterres said that he had received a letter from the Taliban government in Kabul demanding these con…