The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has told Sky News he is seeking the arrest of two senior Taliban figures over the "systemic and deliberate" persecution of women in Afghanistan.

Karim Khan says Afghan women and girls face “an unprecedented, unconscionable and ongoing persecution by the Taliban”.

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail The International Criminal Court Chief Prosecuter has announced that he has applied for arrest warrants for the leader of Afghanistan as well as the country’s Chief Justice over the treatment of women and girls in the country.

Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is the cornerstone of the movement that has ruled the country unchallenged since reclaiming power in 2021,

The Afghanistan probe is one of the longest by ICC prosecutors and has been beset by legal and practical delays.

On January 23, 2025, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) filed two applications for warrants of arrest

STORY: The prosecutor for the The International Criminal Court in The Hague said on Thursday he was seeking arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan...... supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada,

These applications recognise that Afghan women and girls as well as the LGBT+ community are facing unprecedented persecution’

The chief prosecutor of the U.N.'s International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for the Taliban chief for suspected crimes against humanity.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s applications for arrest warrants against two senior Taliban leaders is a milestone in seeking justice for serious abuses against women and girls in Afghanistan.