Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:06am on 12 Oct 2025,Sunday India Global
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi called a second "inclusive" press conference in New Delhi Sunday after facing severe backlash for excluding women journalists from Friday's media interaction. The men-only briefing triggered condemnation from the Editors Guild of India, Indian Women's Press Corps, and opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. India's Ministry of External Affairs clarified it had no involvement in organizing the discriminatory event. Muttaqi, on his first official visit since Taliban's 2021 takeover, faces criticism over Afghanistan's harsh restrictions on women's rights, including education bans and employment prohibitions. Opposition leaders accused the government of allowing such discrimination on Indian soil. (PC: X)
