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ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers

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The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed warrants for Afghan Education Minister Habibullah Agha, and Higher Education Minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem, accusing two senior Taliban officials of crimes against humanity for denying Afghanistan's women and girls over 12 their rights to an educat

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Both outlets focus on the ICC unsealing warrants and frame the case as gender-based persecution tied to Taliban rule in Afghanistan. France 24 is narrower, naming only Education Minister Habibullah Agha and Higher Education Minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem and saying the extract charges two officials over denying women and girls over 12 their education rights, while South China Morning Post says the warrants cover four Taliban leaders and adds LGBTQI+ people to the alleged victims.

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