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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Arpan Rai

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant against Taliban leaders for persecuting Afghan women

The Taliban’s leaders could face arrest for enacting repressive policies against girls and women in Afghanistan, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said on Thursday.

Karim Khan said he had asked the ICC to approve arrest warrants for the group’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court head Abdul Hakim Haqqani who have been accused of crimes against humanity for gender-based persecution.

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