ISTANBUL Global donors, including European nations, were urged Friday to accelerate talks with the interim administration led by the Taliban in Kabul to mitigate the effects of US aid cuts in Afghanistan. “US aid cuts are not likely to be reversed, so European and regional states should protect their interests by slowing the drawdown and mitigating its effects on Afghan livelihoods,” the International Crisis Group think tank said in a report on the war-torn nation. “Donors should urgently