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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls

The warrants also accuse the leaders of persecuting “other persons non-conforming with the Taliban’s policy on gender, gender identity or expression; and on political grounds against persons...

A flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan flutters at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Beijing, China October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban government of Afghanistan

People walk across Red Square near St Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in central Moscow, Russia September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Russia accepts Taliban's nominated ambassador to Moscow

A stock image of a man playing chess in a tournament in Kandahar in June 2022. Photo: AFP

Taliban suspends chess in Afghanistan over gambling concerns

Bombing in a former stronghold of Pakistani Taliban kills 7 people and wounds 16

Bombing in a former stronghold of Pakistani Taliban kills 7 people and wounds 16

The Taliban's call to preserve Afghanistan's heritage had been met with initial scepticism following their destructive first rule. Photo: Wakil Koshar/AFP

From destroyers to guardians? Taliban now vow to protect Afghanistan’s ancient relics

Caption: The Taliban are back in control of the country, and any hope that they would govern more pragmatically than in the past has been dashed. Photo: Reuters

Taliban delegation visits Japan in rare trip outside region

A diplomatic victory for the Taliban?

A diplomatic victory for the Taliban?

An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021. File Photo: Reuters

Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as 'politically motivated'

Taliban security personnel stand guard at the police headquarters in Ghazni on January 19, 2025. File Photo: AFP

Afghan Taliban member freed from US custody in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai a summit on girls' education in Muslim nations being held in Pakistan's capital Islamabad. Photo: BSS/AFP

Malala Yousafzai tells Muslim leaders not to 'legitimise' Taliban

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia February 14, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia pledges broader Afghanistan ties, says US should help rebuild

A view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, during a media tour ahead of the summit beginning in Baku, Azerbaijan November 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan