The Taliban are responsible for the destruction of 53 medical facilities in the space of a year in Afghanistan, the majority of which are located in remote areas, an Office of the National Security Council spokesman said on Saturday

Russia welcomes the resumption of talks between the United States and the Taliban in Doha, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday

One of the steps needed to reach continued stability in Afghanistan is to negotiate a countrywide peace deal through intra-Afghan dialogue, otherwise any possible ceasefire agreement will be temporary, former Afghan National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar said in a statement on Tuesday

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Gen. Austin Scott Miller, the commander of the NATO-led mission in the country, met with senior Taliban members and negotiators, including the movement's co-founder, in Qatar's Doha on Monday, Taliban Spokesman Suhail Shaheen said, adding that another meeting was planned to be held later on Tuesday

The United States chose a new and dangerous path for the Middle East after US President Donald Trump ordered a drone attack in Baghdad that killed Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) elite Quds Force, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, adding that the region cannot expect to find peace as long as the US maintains its presence there

Doha called on all sides to exercise restraint and keep Iraq away from violence following a US airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.