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ICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed arrest warrants for four senior Taliban leaders, including supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court head Abdul Hakim Haqqani, accusing them of gender persecution since the Taliban's return to power in 2021. The other two named are Education Minister Habibullah Agha and Higher Education Minister Neda Mohammad Nadim. These warrants were issued between July and September last year for crimes against humanity targeting women, girls, and members of the LGBTQ community under Taliban rule.

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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.

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ICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges Since they took back control of the country, the Taliban have barred women from jobs, most public spaces and education beyond primary school The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender persecution against women, girls and members of the LGBTQ community in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021.

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2026-10-05 · South China Morning Post

ICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges · assertive framing

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Taliban → unseal → 2021

The court said in a statement that warrants were issued in July and September last year for the Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and the head of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, Abdul Hakim Haqqani. asserted

warrants → say → Court

Also wanted are Education Minister Habibullah Agha and Minister of Higher Education Neda Mohammad Nadim. The existence of the warrants against Akhundzada and Haqqani was revealed last year but the warrants remained sealed. asserted

warrants → want → Akhundzada