The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for two top Taliban officials over a plethora of allegations of crimes against women and young girls. The court, based in the Hague, Netherlands,

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for top Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, over allegations of gender-based rights abuses in Afghanistan.

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them of the persecution of women and girls.