The ICC has issued a warrant against supreme Taliban spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada
- The ICC issued arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
- Haibatullah Akhundzada is Taliban's supreme spiritual leader, while Abdul Hakim Haqqani is Chief Justice of the Taliban
- Both are accused of persecution of women and girls on gender grounds
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The Hague:
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued 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 said there are reasonable grounds to believe that Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Chief Justice of the Taliban, have committed the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds against girls, women and other persons non-conforming with the Taliban's policy on gender, gender identity or expression.
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