Justice for Afghan Women—and a Reckoning for U.S. Arrogance and Islamic Silence

 Justice for Afghan Women—and a Reckoning for U.S. Arrogance and Islamic Silence

The International Criminal Court’s decision to seek arrest warrants for senior Taliban officials over their systematic persecution of Afghan women is a landmark in international justice. Since 2021, the Taliban have imposed a regime of gender apartheid—banning women from education, work, and public life, and erasing them from society entirely.
The I.C.C.’s charges, centered on gender-based persecution as a crime against humanity, mark a historic first. For once, global institutions are treating the destruction of women’s rights not as a cultural matter, but as a criminal one.
But this moment also demands reflection on the West’s failures. In 2001, the Taliban offered unconditional surrender multiple times. The U.S. arrogantly refused, insisting on total military victory—prolonging a war that ended with the Taliban back in power and Afghan women paying the price.
Equally disturbing is the silence of Islamic nations. Why don’t powerful Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia publicly condemn this barbarity? Does the Quran condone such cruelty toward women—or are its teachings being twisted beyond recognition? The Taliban’s actions are not just anti-woman; they are anti-human and, arguably, anti-Islamic.
The I.C.C. has taken a crucial step. Now, the international community—including Muslim-majority nations—must confront this injustice with moral clarity and political courage. Afghan women cannot be left to suffer in silence any longer.

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