NEW DELHI: The ban on women journalists during the Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s presser in Delhi invited shock and disappointment in equal measure. The press conference was held at the Afghan Embassy in India. The women journalists were barred from entering the room and were blocked by officials. Many protested, but to no avail.

Many female journalists fumed on social media over the primitive treatment meted out to them despite many of them following the Taliban instructed dress codes.

The Afghan Foreign Minister arrived in India on Thursday. He held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar yesterday. India has offered necessary assistance to the health sector in Afghanistan, including immunisation. The Indian embassy in Kabul will reopen soon. It will also help i

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