An Afghan Taliban spokesperson on Saturday clarified that the absence of female journalists at the press conference addressed by Taliban leader and Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi was unintentional, according to a report by News18.

The press conference, organised at the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi following bilateral talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Muttaqi, drew widespread criticism after women journalists claimed they were denied entry.

No joint press briefing was held after the official meeting between the two ministers, and the Afghan side alone conducted a separate media interaction at its embassy premises.

What did the Afghan spokesperson say?

News18 reported, citing an Afghan spokesperson, that Muttaqi regularly engages with women

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