MOSCOW, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday and called on key players to ensure security there, Russia"s foreign ministry said in a statement. The Taliban said on Tuesday they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect women"s rights within the framework of Islamic law, as they held their first official news briefing since their lightning seizure of Kabul. read more Lavrov and Cavusoglu discussed Afghanistan in detail, the foreign ministry said, and expressed a mutual interest in stabilising the situation. Reporting by Anton Kolodyazhnyy; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.