Kabul accuses court of trying to 'impose a particular interpretation of human rights' after chief prosecutor says Taliban leaders suspected of gender-based crimes against humanity

Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its leaders was "politically motivated". It comes a day after the ICC chief prosecutor said he was seeking warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women -- a crime against humanity.

Afghanistan's Taliban government on Friday said an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court for its leaders was "politically motivated."