Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday addressed a press conference in Delhi where both women & men journalists were present. This came after a massive discontent from the opposition and media bodies over the "exclusion" of female journalists from Muttaqi's presser at the Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi on Friday. Reacting to the Friday presser, Muttaqi said that there was no intention to make any "deliberate exclusion" of women. “Regarding the press conference, it was due to the short notice. The participation list was prepared with specific journalists, and it was neither a technical issue nor any deliberate exclusion. It was not intended," he said. Also read: Women journalists barred: Taliban presser in New Delhi restricts entry of females; MEA reacts

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