Anger after female journalists excluded from Afghan embassy event in India

Female reporters were excluded from an event at the Taliban government's embassy in New Delhi.

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Around 16 male reporters were selected to attend a forum on Friday with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan embassy. Journalists observed women and foreign media being turned away.

India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it "had no involvement in the press interaction" at the Afghan embassy.

A source in the Taliban government admitted women had not been invited to attend.

They told the BBC "female journalists were excluded due to lack of proper coordination and will be invited to next conference if held in Delhi".