Sanchita Bhattacharya
Afghanistan remains trapped in a deep and layered crisis, marked by persistent armed resistance, extremist violence, political fragility, the collapse of law and order, and systematic institutional repression. Nearly four years after the Taliban re-captured Kabul on August 15, 2021, their military victory has failed to translate into legitimacy, recovery, or social stability.
On July 8, 2025, the Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued warrants of arrest against Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani. The warrants relate to the crime against humanity of persecution under Article 7(1)(h) of the Rome Statute, specifically on gender grounds against women, girls, and other affected persons. The Taliban, however, rejected the move outright, declaring that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) does not recognize the ICC and dismissing the warrants as baseless.
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