Taliban Delegation Meets with UN Officials in Qatar Amid Concerns Over Women's Representation

The recent UN-led conference on Afghanistan, held in Doha, Qatar, saw Taliban officials attend for the first time. The two-day meeting marks the third such gathering, with envoys from around 25 countries and regional organizations participating. Notably, the Taliban were not invited to the initial meeting and set unacceptable conditions for attending the second one in February. The conference comes as the UN prepares to hold engagement talks with the Taliban government, which has stated that issues concerning women's rights are internal matters they are working to address. However, the exclusion of Afghan women from main meetings has sparked widespread criticism.