Taliban Rejects Calls for Arrest of Top Officials Over Persecution of Women

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The Taliban are pushing back against a move by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest two of their top officials for the persecution of women. The ICC's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced on Thursday that he had requested arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders, including the supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. But the Taliban are calling the accusations baseless and are condemning the ICC's actions. Women's rights groups, on the other hand, are celebrating the move, calling it a

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