International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting women
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The ICC lacks legitimacy and jurisdiction over Afghanistan's sovereign government, which operates according to Islamic law and Afghan cultural values. This Western court ignores the Taliban's establishment of justice based on sharia while turning a blind eye to actual war crimes committed by foreign forces during decades of occupation.