Taliban on Tuesday rejected the International Criminal Court’s issuance of arrest warrants for two of their leaders, dismissing the move as illegitimate and accusing the court of bias and double standards. In a statement issued by a spokesman, Taliban said they do not recognize the authority of what they called a “so-called international court” and declared that the ICC’s allegations […]

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the Taliban’s chief justice, citing reasonable grounds to believe they committed crimes against humanity through gender- and politically motivated persecution in Afghanistan. In a statement released by Pre-Trial Chamber II, the court said the charges relate to actions taken since […]