Several women journalists attended a second press conference held by Taliban's Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday. The presser comes after the Afghan FM came under severe attack after women journalists were ‘excluded’ from the previous conference which was held in Delhi on Friday.

During Sunday's press conference, the Afghan foreign minister faced a flurry of questions over the absence of women journalists at his previous press briefing.

The Afghan FM is on a six-day visit to India.

What happened at the press conference?

Several opposition leaders described the absence of women journalists at the press conference as "unacceptable" and an "insult to women". A number of press bodies also criticised the Afghan foreign minister.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said

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