The International Criminal Court charged two Taliban leaders with committing crimes against humanity by systematically persecuting girls and women.

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.