Afghan Foreign Minister Invites Women Journalists to Press Meet After Backlash
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has organised a second press conference in New Delhi, inviting women journalists after facing criticism for excluding them from a previous event.
Muttaqi's initial press meet on Friday drew condemnation after photographs showed a men-only briefing, with journalists, opposition leaders, and women's rights groups criticising the move.
The Editors Guild of India and the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) called the exclusion "highly discriminatory," rejecting any justification based on diplomatic protocol or the Vienna Convention.
- The Afghan Foreign Minister is on a week-long visit to India.
- A second press conference was scheduled for Sunday, October 12, with female reporters invited.
Author's summary: Afghan Foreign Minister invites women journalists after backlash.
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