New Delhi. Amir Khan Muttaki, Foreign Minister of the Taliban government of Afghanistan, held another press conference. Amir Khan Muttaki, in his press conference at the Afghan Embassy two days ago, gave clarification on the controversy over not allowing women journalists to come. The foreign minister of the Taliban government said that the press conference was held at short notice. He said that a short list of journalists had been decided. Amir Khan Muttaki said that it was mostly a technical issue. He said that our colleagues had decided to send invitations to the journalists included in the special list. There was no other intention other than this. Let us tell you that many women journalists also came to the second press conference of Amir Khan Muttaki.
#WATCH Delhi | On the issue of women journalists not being invited to his presser two days ago, Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says, “With regards to the press conference, it was on short notice and a short The list of journalists was decided, and the participation… pic.twitter.com/zM8999yc0l
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2025
Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister said that there is Islamic rule in his country. He said that whether man or woman, everyone’s rights are protected in Islam. There are no restrictions on anyone, everyone has freedom. Amir Khan Muttaki said that when we started ruling four years ago, we forgave those who worked against us. Muttaki said that we are doing this so that people realize that blood cannot be erased with blood. The Foreign Minister of the Taliban government of Afghanistan said that if someone is still tortured, which does not happen now, then we have a law. He also said that our governor and others do not have security. Muttaki told that he himself rides a bike in Kabul without security.
VIDEO | Delhi: Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says, “Afghanistan has an Islamic rule. In Islam, everyone’s rights are protected, be it men or women. Everyone has freedom. There is no restriction on anyone. Whatever has happened in the past 40 years, when we… pic.twitter.com/MZhECHn4HH
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 12, 2025
In fact, women and minorities have been accused of atrocities in Afghanistan. Apart from this, there was an uproar when women journalists were not invited to Muttaki’s first press conference. Opposition parties including Congress and TMC had raised questions on the Modi government that how was this allowed to happen in India? On this, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said that the press conference was held in the Embassy of Afghanistan and the Indian government had nothing to do with it. Now Amir Khan Muttaki has made it clear that due to haste, only selected journalists were called in his first press conference. Women journalists were called in his second press conference and there were a good number of them. Due to this, the narrative being created about Taliban being against women has been destroyed.
Packed hall for Afghan FM Muttaqi’s 2nd presser at the Afghan embassy in days pic.twitter.com/z07IgvIdas
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) October 12, 2025
