Afghan Foreign Minister Invites Women Journalists to Press Meet After Backlash
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has organized a second press conference in New Delhi, inviting women journalists after facing criticism for excluding them from a previous press meet.
Muttaqi's initial press conference on October 10 was criticized for being a men-only briefing, with photographs from the event drawing condemnation from journalists, opposition leaders, and women's rights groups.
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.
- Muttaqi is on a week-long visit to India.
- A second press conference was scheduled for October 12, with female reporters invited.
Author's summary: Afghan Foreign Minister invites women journalists to a press meet after backlash over exclusion.