The Hague, July 8, 2025 (AFP) - ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women

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2025-07-08

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity. ICC judges said in a statement there were "reasonable grounds" to suspect Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani "have committed... the crime against humanity of persecution... on gender grounds." ric/srg/tw ...

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