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  "id": 12275246,
  "title": "ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-for-taliban-education-ministers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T01:32:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442835/icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-for-taliban-education-ministers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed arrest warrants for two Afghan education ministers, Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadeem, who are members of the Taliban government. The warrants, issued in September 2025, allege that the officials committed crimes against humanity through the Taliban's restrictions on women and girls' education. The accusations stem from policies that have limited girls' access to schooling beyond primary level and barred women from higher education following the Taliban's ascension to power in August 2021. The ICC's decision to unseal the warrants comes after it authorized similar warrants for the Taliban's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and the head of the Supreme Court, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, in July 2025. The warrants are expected to heighten international pressure on the Taliban government to address the concerning educational policies.",
  "summary": "THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants for two Afghan education ministers accused of committing crimes against humanity through the Taliban government’s restrictions on women and girls. The warrants, for Habibullah Agha, minister of education, and Neda Mohammad Nadeem, minister of higher education, were issued in September 2025 but remained under seal until…",
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