The absence of women journalists from Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s press meet was not intentional, a Taliban spokesperson has said amid an ongoing row over the matter, a report said. The spokesperson added that Taliban’s FM Muttaqi regularly hosts women journalists, and what happened in New Delhi was a “technical issue”.

“There is no discriminatory policy against women. The number of passes was limited; some received them, some did not. It was a technical matter and should not be viewed as a policy issue,” Taliban officials said, quoted News18.

Taliban clarifies stance

The Taliban leader added that he too gives interviews to women journalists. “Muttaqi meets women in his office in Kabul regularly. I myself do interviews with female journalists,” the spokesperson adde

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