ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers
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 education.
by FRANCE 24
ICC unseals arrest warrants for Afghan Taliban education ministers accused of gender-based persecution
The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants for two Afghan Taliban education ministers accused of committing crimes against humanity through the Taliban government’s restrictions on women and girls. The warrants, for Habibullah Agha, minister of education, and Neda Mohammad Nadeem, minister of higher education, were issued in Sept 2025 but remained under seal until Monday. The two officials are accused of gender-based persecution linked to policies that have barred girls
ICC unseals Taliban leaders’ warrants over persecuting women
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.