The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said it was nowhere involved in the presser held by Afghanistan’s Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi on Friday, hours after a row erupted on alleged barring of women journalists from attending the press conference. In an official statement on Saturday, the MEA said it was not involved in the same.

“MEA had no involvement in the press interaction held yesterday by the Afghan FM in Delhi,” the ministry said. The presser was held at the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi following bilateral discussions between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Muttaqi. However, the MEA has denied playing any role in it, distancing itself from the controversy.

However, it drew massive criticism after reports came out that women journa

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