ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers
Summary
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed arrest warrants for two Taliban education ministers accused of crimes against humanity. The ministers are charged with persecuting girls and women by enforcing policies that ban girls over age 12 from school and exclude women from higher education in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in 2021.Key Facts
- The ICC unsealed warrants for Habibullah Agha (education minister) and Neda Mohammad Nadeem (higher education minister) on October 5, 2026.
- The warrants were originally issued on September 9, 2025, but kept secret until now.
- Both ministers are accused of gender-based persecution linked to barring girls and women from education.
- The persecution includes denying fundamental rights and is connected to other crimes like imprisonment, torture, rape, and disappearances.
- These crimes happened from the Taliban takeover in August 2021 to at least January 20, 2025.
- The ICC previously issued warrants for Taliban Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court President Abdul Hakim Haqqani.
- The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned the worsening oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan.
- Afghan women and girls face severe restrictions, including bans from many jobs, public places, and strict dress codes, along with problems like mental health struggles due to education bans.
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