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New Delhi: In response to widespread criticism over exclusion of women journalists from an earlier press conference, visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has called for a second press interaction on Sunday, this time inviting female journalists, as reported by The Indian Express.

Muttaqi, who arrived in New Delhi for a week-long visit on Friday, faced backlash after women journalists were reportedly not allowed to attend, prompting accusations of gender discrimination.

The Editors Guild of India and the Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC) strongly condemned the exclusion. Both organisations labelled the incident as highly discriminatory, with the Guild emphasising that while diplomatic events may be protected under the Vienna Convention, they do not justify gender-based

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