Obama, Karzai Said to Discuss Afghan-Led Taliban Talks
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U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed efforts to begin Afghan-led talks with the Taliban, the White House press office said in a statement today outlining a call between the two leaders.
Obama and Karzai “discussed regional support for Afghan-led reconciliation, the Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iran trilateral meetings last week in Islamabad, and other strategic issues,” according to the statement. The two “remain closely aligned” and will speak again soon, it said.