Coverage dated October 5, 2026

ICC unseals warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of girls and women

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The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed warrants for four Taliban officials over the persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan.

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Philadelphia Inquirer
ICC will unseal arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)
Published Oct 5, 2026
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The International Criminal Court says it is unsealing arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders on charges of crimes against humanity
France 24
ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers (opens France 24)
Published Oct 5, 2026
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The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed warrants for Afghan Education Minister Habibullah Agha, and Higher Education Minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem, accusing two senior Taliban officials of crimes against humanity for denying Afghanistan's women and girls over 12 their rights to an educat…
Courthouse News Service
ICC hits more Taliban officials with arrest warrants over persecution of women (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published Oct 5, 2026
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Newly unsealed warrants detail how school bans, mandatory male escorts and punishment for supporting women underpin cases against four Afghan officials.
UPI
ICC unseals warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of girls and women (opens UPI)
Published Oct 5, 2026
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The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed warrants for four Taliban officials over the persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Deutsche Welle
ICC unseals Taliban leaders' warrants over persecuting women (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Oct 5, 2026
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The court gave more details on the warrants for four Taliban leaders accused of the crime against humanity of gender persecution of women, girls and the LGBTQ+ community. The Islamist group rejected the warrants.