Response to the Announcement of the International Criminal Court on Crimes:
We condemn the position of the so-called International Criminal Court in which it has been stated that Afghan leaders should be arrested.
Afghanistan does not officially recognize any court under the title of the International Criminal Court nor does it attach any value to its positions.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's leadership, praise be to God, has not done anything that would warrant arrest or punishment by any court. Another important issue is this: that we are subject to the decrees and courts of Islamic Sharia, not to intelligence agencies and so-called courts.
Afghanistan calls on such institutions that, in order to preserve their own status, they should not make claims that exceed their authority and jurisdiction.
Zabihullah Mujahid, Spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate
22/4/1448 AH
13/7/1405 HS—2026/10/5 AD
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