Overview

• Taliban delegation participates in Doha conference for the first time, seeking to end financial sanctions.
• Women's rights activists criticize exclusion of Afghan women from the meeting.
• International delegates discuss economic cooperation and counter-narcotics efforts with Taliban representatives.
• UN plans separate meetings with Afghan civil society and women's groups after main conference.
• Taliban emphasize cultural and religious reasons for women's rights restrictions, urging foreign nations to respect internal policies.