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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over persecution of women
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity.
ICC judges say in a statement that there are “reasonable grounds” to suspect that Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani “have committed… the crime against humanity of persecution… on gender grounds.”
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