India had closed the embassy after the Taliban came to power in 2021. (Image: X/@DrSJaishankar)

New Delhi: Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a press conference at the Afghan Embassy on Friday, October 10. Twenty journalists were present, but not a single one was female.

Taliban officials decided who would attend press conference

According to media reports, Taliban officials accompanying Muttaqi decided who would attend the press conference. Although Indian officials had suggested that female journalists should also be present, this was ignored.

It is unclear whether the Taliban had previously informed India that they would not invite female journalists. Congress spokesperson Shama Mohammed objected to this, asking, “Who are they to have an agenda of discrimination again

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