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Taliban legalizes slavery, steps up suppression of women and girls: ‘Slide farther backwards’

The Taliban has codified slavery and formalized a class-based justice system in Afghanistan through a newly approved criminal procedure code signed by its supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Legal ...
The Diplomat

The ICC Wants to Arrest Taliban Leaders Over Their Mistreatment of Women. Will It Matter?

The warrants – the first ever on charges of gender persecution – are being hailed as an “important vindication and acknowledgement of the rights of Afghan women and girls.” But will they improve the ...
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Taliban minister confronted over women’s rights during rare press conference for female journalists

The Taliban’s foreign minister faced questions on Afghan girls and women being banned from education and work as he sat down for a rare press conference in Delhi on Sunday, attended by women ...
Human Rights Watch

Taliban’s Mandatory Burqa in Herat Assaults Women’s Autonomy

The Taliban in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat have recently banned women doctors, patients, and healthcare workers from entering hospitals without wearing a burqa. On November 10, 2025, ...
Long War Journal

Taliban denounces International Criminal Court warrant for emir, chief justice

Taliban Emir Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada (left) and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani (right). The Taliban rejected arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its emir, ...