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Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as 'politically motivated'

25 January 2025
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2025-01-25 12:40

Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its leaders was “politically motivated.” It came a day after the ICC chief prosecutor said he was seeking warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women — a crime against humanity.

Foreign Ministry said the statement on social media X , the court should “not attempt to impose a particular interpretation of human rights on the entire world and ignore the religious and national values of people of the rest of the world.” ICC chief Karim Khan warned he would soon be seeking additional arrest warrant applications for other Taliban officials.

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