The chief prosecutor of the U.N.'s International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for the Taliban chief for suspected crimes against humanity.
As the ICC prosecutor files applications for warrants against the Taliban, the Senate is set to vote on sanctions in bill that would trigger action among other things if US citizens, allies are prosecuted.
The Taliban claimed the ICC should “not attempt to impose a particular interpretation of human rights on the entire world and ignore the religious and national values of people..."
The requested warrants target Haibatullah Akhundzada, the reclusive Kandahar-based leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the group’s chief justice.
Afghanistan’s supreme leader has said the Taliban will not be intimidated by ‘threats’ in a speech given days after the International Criminal Court prosecutor requested a warrant for his arrest over the persecution of women in the country.
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.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announced on Thursday that he was seeking warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women –- a crime against humanity.
Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court chief Abdul Hakim Haqqani accused of crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says he has requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials over the repression of women.
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Afghanistan’s female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
Exiled but not forgotten: Afghan women’s cricket team reunites in Australia after fleeing Taliban rule
Afghanistan's women's cricket team played their first match in three years on 30 January, reuniting in Melbourne for a charity fixture after fleeing the Taliban's rule. Captain Nahida Sapan described the occasion as more than just a game, calling it "a movement for change."
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Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
GHAZNI: Over 200 Taliban supporters staged a demonstration on Sunday in Afghanistan against the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for seeking arrest warrants for two
Afghanistan's female cricketers play an exhibition match at the Junction Oval in Melbourne, with the players hoping to "open doors" for women in the country.
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