Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi explained on Sunday that the absence of female journalists at his recent press conference was due to a "technical issue," following widespread controversy over the incident being seen as an "insult to women."

"Regarding the press conference, it was organised on short notice. (There was) a short list of journalists who were invited. It was more of a technical issue, but there was no other problem. Our colleagues had decided to send the invitation to a specific list of journalists. There were no other intentions other than that," the visiting Afghan minister said, as he held his second press conference two days after the first presser at the Afghanistan Embassy triggered the row.

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