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Corder, M. (2026, October 5). ICC will unseal arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/icc-will-unseal-arrest-warrants-for-4-taliban-leaders-wanted-on-gender-persecution-charges/article_9c91fda4-5c57-5bdc-a28c-d9dac16823f0.html
Corder, Mike. “ICC will unseal arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges.” Toronto Star, 5 Oct. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/icc-will-unseal-arrest-warrants-for-4-taliban-leaders-wanted-on-gender-persecution-charges/article_9c91fda4-5c57-5bdc-a28c-d9dac16823f0.html.
Corder, Mike. “ICC will unseal arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges.” Toronto Star, October 5, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/icc-will-unseal-arrest-warrants-for-4-taliban-leaders-wanted-on-gender-persecution-charges/article_9c91fda4-5c57-5bdc-a28c-d9dac16823f0.html.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Monday that it will unseal arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of gender persecution since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021. The warrants, issued in July and September last year, target the Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and head of Supreme Court Abdul Hakim Haqqani, as well as Education Minister Habibullah Agha and Higher Education Minister Neda Mohammad Nadim. The charges include crimes against humanity for restricting women from jobs, public spaces, and education beyond primary level. Despite the ICC's move, the likelihood of arresting these suspects remains low due to the Taliban’s control over Afghanistan and the court’s lack of enforcement capability.
