US President Barack Obama talked with Hamid Karzai Monday about Afghan-led reconciliation moves following the Afghan president's talks with the leaders of Pakistan and Iran, the White House said. The telephone conversation also followed Karzai's assertion in a newspaper interview last week that his government was involved in talks with the Taliban, both with and without the United States. "They discussed regional support for Afghan-led reconciliation, the Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iran trilateral meetings last week in Islamabad, and other strategic issues of mutual concern," the White House said in a statement. "They agreed to speak again soon to remain closely aligned as both countries continue our efforts to achieve common goals, and work to forge a long-term partnership," it said.