The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has announced that, at the request of the court’s prosecution, it has issued arrest warrants for Habibullah Agha, the Taliban’s Minister of Education, and Neda Mohammad Nadeem, the group’s Minister of Higher Education.
The International Criminal Court said in a statement on Monday, October 5, that it had unsealed four arrest warrants issued against Taliban officials in 2025.
According to the statement, the arrest warrants for Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban Supreme Leader, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the group’s Chief Justice, had been made public in 2025.
The court said: “There are reasonable grounds to believe that all four suspects are criminally responsible for ordering, inducing or soliciting the commission of crimes against humanity in the form of persecution.”
According to the court, women and girls, as well as individuals who do not align with the Taliban’s policies, have been targeted by these actions.
The court said: “Individuals whom the Taliban have perceived as allies of girls and women have been targeted on political grounds.”
The Hague court said these actions began following the Taliban’s takeover on August 15, 2021, and continued at least until January 20, 2025.
