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

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Taliban Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Stanekzai faces an arrest warrant and exit ban after criticizing Hibatullah Akhundzada’s policies on women’s education. Reports suggest he fled to Dubai under pressure.

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.

The International Criminal Court, a U.N. agency, has to approve the warrants. They've been condemned by the Taliban and welcomed by Afghan women and their advocates — with some reservations.

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that arrest warrants have been issued for Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the Taliban’s chief justice.

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Acting Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs Noor Muhammad Saqib on Tuesday met with Faisal bin Talq al-Buqami, the Saudi Ambassador to Kabul, and requested

The Afghanistan probe is one of the longest by ICC prosecutors and has been beset by legal and practical delays.

Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is the cornerstone of the movement that has ruled the country unchallenged since reclaiming power in 2021,

The Hague-based ICC is mandated to rule on the world’s worst offenses, such as war crimes and crimes against humanity. The court has no police force and relies on its 125 member states to execute its arrest warrants. Taliban officials did not immediately offer any response to the ICC announcement.

In 2016, moments after speaking on a TV interview about the dangers of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Zia Danesh’s car was bombed on his way home.