Prosecutor has sought arrest warrants for Taliban's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, Afghan interim Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani - Anadolu Ajansı

Kabul accuses court of trying to 'impose a particular interpretation of human rights' after chief prosecutor says Taliban leaders suspected of gender-based crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them of the persecution of women and girls.

The ICC chief prosecutor charged the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and Judge Abdul Hakim Haqqani of persecuting Afghan women and girls. Recently, a senior Taliban offi

KABUL: Afghanistan's interim Taliban government on Friday said the arrest warrants for its leaders issued by the International Criminal Court were politically motivated. ICC's

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says he has requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials over the repression of women.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court for its leaders was "politically motivated."

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Friday condemned the International Criminal Court's request for arrest warrants against their supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and his chief justice for alleged persecution of women and girls.

KABUL - Afghanistan's Taliban foreign ministry said on Friday it \"strongly condemns\" and rejects the International Criminal Court's request for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders. Read more at straitstimes.

The requested warrants target Haibatullah Akhundzada, the reclusive Kandahar-based leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the group’s chief justice.

However, Kabul “strongly condemned” ICC and dismissed the “baseless allegations.” It accused the ICC of turning “a blind eye” to the crimes committed during the US invasion of Afghanis ...

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Two ... 2021 - the day that Taliban forces captured the capital Kabul - to the present day, the prosecutor said. Since the Islamist group returned to ...