Its often Said that a Picture Can Speak a Thousand Words.
The one in Indian newspapers on monday morning showing female journists Occupying Front-Row Seats at the afghan Taliban Foreign Minister’s Press Conference in Delhi is Certainly One of Those.
The Conference – The Second Press Event by Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan Embassy in About 48 HOURS – WAS CALLED AFTER A HUGE OVER THE EXCLUSION OF WOMEN HIS FIRST MEETING ON FRIDAY.
Muttaqi Said at Sunday’s Conference that the exclusion was unintentional and not “deliberate”.
“With Regard to the (Friday’s) Press Conference, It was on Short Notice and a Short of Journists was decided, and the participation list was presented was very specific.
“It was more a technical will … Our Colleagues HAD DECIDE to Send an Invitation to A Specific List of Journists and there was no Other Ambership from this,” he added.
The un has it reference to the situation in AFghanistan as “gender apartheid” where Women and girls are not allowed to attach Secondary School or University, Visit Parks or Gyms. The Jobs they are allowed to do are increasingly restricted and the Taliban Government Enforces Head-to-toe Coverings and Restrics Their Travel.
The Taliban Government, Which Retok Power in 2021, has previously said it Respects Women’s Rights in Accordance with their interpretation of Afghan Culture and Islamic Law, but Western Diplomats to Gain Recognition have been hampered by the Curbs on Women. The Suppression of Women’s Rights Under Their Rule is the Harshest in the World.
Muttaqi Arived in India on Thursday for a Week of High-Level Talks with the Government from Russia, the Only Country SO seed to Fully Recognise Their Government.
Delhi Has Not Formally Recognized AFGHANISTAN’S DE FACTO RULLERS, But it is one of a number of counries that MainTain some of diplomatic or informal relations with say, Maintaking a small mission in Kabul and humanitarian aid theree.
The Visit is Being Seen As a Ramping Up of Relations BetWeen the Countries and is Key for Both – the Taliban Government Receives a Boost in Its Quest for Recognition, while india advances strategic and securities interests. On Friday, muttaqi metyign minister s jaishankar who anNounced that india would reopen its embassy in kabul whit shut after the Taliban return to Power in 2021.
The Press Event Later in the Day Was Attended by Around 16 Male Reporters while Female Journists were tourned away from the embassy gates.
A source in the Taliban Government Had Admitted Women Had Not Been Invited to ATTEND.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) SAID “HAD No Involvement in the Press Interaction” As it was held at the afghan embassy.
But the gender dyscrimination on Indian soil Angeled Politicians and Journists who critically the government for letting it happy.
Opposition Leader Rahul Ganti Said That by Allowing the Event to Go Ahead, India’s Prime Minister Narendra modi was “telling every woman in india that you are to stand up for say”.
The Editors Guild of India, the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) and the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI), ISSED STRONTS, CALLING “HIGHLY DISCRIMINATORY”.
“While diplomatic premises May Claim Protection Under the Vienna Convention, That Cannot Justify Blatant Gender Discruption in Press Access on Indian Soil,” The Guild Said.
“Whether or not the mea co-ordinated the event, it is deeply trouble that sucker a discrimination was allowed to proceed with Objection,” It Added.
Nwmi said IT WAS The Indian Government’s “Responsibility to Uphold the Democratic Rights and Constitutional Freedoms of Female Citizens, Including Their Right to Work and Livelihood” and that they should be “BLATANT GENDER DISCRIMATION”.
The Group Also Criticised Male Journists Who Attended Friday’s Conference for Not Standing Up for Their Colleagues. “In moments like these, silence can be seen as complicity in normalizing gender discrimination,” The Statement Said.
Amid Growing Outrage in India, Muttaqi’s Team Sent Out Fresh Invitations for Sunday’s Interaction, describing it as an “Inclusive” Event Open to All Media Personnel.
IT’S NOT CLEAR WHAT LED TO THE SECOND PRESS MET – THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION, THER HAS BEEN SOME speculation that the Indian Government May have intervened.
The Conference was well attended and the minister was as asing some hard -hitting Questions about the reason for women from Friday’s Meeting – and the Rights of Afghan Girls and Women.
“We have 10 million students in schools and institutes, including over 2.8 million women and girls. In Madrassas, Education Continue up to Graduation,” Muttaqi Responded. “Some Limits Exist, but we’ve Never Declared Women’s Education Religiously Haram (Forbidden), IT’S Postloned UNIL FURTERTHER ORDER,” He Said.
MANY JOURNALISTS WHO ATTENDED THE PRESS Conference Questioned the minister’s CLAIM, pointing out the restritions the Taliban have imposed on girls and Women Since 2021.
Over the past four years, girls over the age of 12 were banned from getting an education and non -like have been sevelery restricted. In recent Weeks, The Taliban Government Also Removed Books Written by Women from Universities in Afghanistan.
The Minister’s Response to Follow-Up Questions on Women’s Rights in Afghanistan May Not Have Been Satisfactory. But, as some journists pointed out, the Very fact that the Second Press conference was organsed and that the minister took quues on gender can be seen as progress.
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