'It's a crime to be a girl': The forgotten women of Afghanistan
As the world’s focus has shifted to other regions and conflicts — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war — the ...
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Why a top Taliban leader’s quiet exit to UAE is fuelling internal rift rumours
However, several reports in Afghan media outlets based outside Afghanistan have said Stanekzai left the country soon after Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada ordered his arrest and ...
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Gender justice: A move at the International Criminal Court signals hope for Afghan women
We should welcome International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan’s decision to apply for arrest warrants for the Taliban’s Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice ...
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ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over 'unprecedented' gender-based persecution
Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to suspect that Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani "bear criminal responsibility for the crime against ...
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Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books to Customers
Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too. By Alexandra Alter When Andy Hunter ...
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In ‘Hail Mary’ move, ICC prosecutor files surprise application as Senate set to vote on sanctioning court
controversial prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), filed applications for arrest warrants against Taliban senior leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Taliban chief justice Abdul ...
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US may put 'very big bounty' on Taliban leaders, says Secretary of State Rubio
The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada ...
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ICC prosecutor requests detention warrants for Taliban chiefs
Khan’s statement, made Thursday, highlighted that the Taliban’s Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani are believed to bear criminal responsibility for ...
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Afghanistan: UN Experts Welcome ICC Prosecutor’s Application For Arrest Warrants For Senior Taliban Officials
to issue arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds in Afghanistan. The experts ...
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Afghan Taliban foreign ministry condemns ICC arrest warrants for leaders
In a statement, the ministry said the warrants, which accused the two leaders of the persecution of women and girls, were "devoid of a fair legal foundation, characterised by double standards, and ...
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Arrest warrant proposed for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes
A statement issued by the office of the ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, requests approval for warrants for Haibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani ...