The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them of the persecution of women and girls.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for two top Taliban officials over a plethora of allegations of crimes against women and young girls. The court, based in the Hague, Netherlands,

The court charged two Taliban leaders with committing crimes against humanity by systematically persecuting girls and women.