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ICC unseals four warrants over Taliban persecution in Afghanistan
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The ICC unsealed four arrest warrants concerning Taliban officials.
ICC judges unsealed four arrest warrants for Taliban officials, including education ministers Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadeem, over alleged persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan on gender and political grounds. The ministers’ warrants were issued on September 9, 2025.
- International Criminal Court
- Taliban
- Afghanistan
- Haibatullah Akhundzada
- Abdul Hakim Haqqani
- Habibullah Agha
- Neda Mohammad Nadeem
2 sourcesUN News, FRANCE 24Updated
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The ICC unsealed four arrest warrants concerning Taliban officials.
2 of 2 sources“The ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber II said it decided to unseal all four warrants”
The four warrants concern Haibatullah Akhundzada, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadim.
2 of 2 sources“The two officials are accused ... Both Agha and Nadeem ... The ICC ... authorised warrants for Afghanistan's Supreme Taliban Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court President Abdul Hakim Haqqani”