The widow of a former Afghan serviceman has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to enforce its arrest warrant against Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, alleging that Taliban members detained and later killed her husband and his younger brother despite the group’s publicly declared general amnesty.
Speaking to Nimruz TV on condition of anonymity for security reasons, the woman said her family decided to remain in Kabul after the collapse of the former Afghan government because they believed the Taliban’s promise of a general amnesty would protect former government employees.
According to her account, Taliban members took her husband, who had served in one of the former government’s military institutions, together with his younger brother for what they described as questioning. She said the family was assured the two men would soon return, but they never did.
The woman said she repeatedly approached Taliban authorities seeking information about their whereabouts but was treated poorly. She later received WhatsApp messages containing photographs of their bodies and information that they had been killed.
Following the incident, she fled Afghanistan with her sister-in-law and now lives in Quetta, Pakistan, where she says the family has spent two years waiting for a decision on their asylum application. She added that her seven-year-old son has suffered severe psychological trauma and recurring panic attacks following the deaths.
She also stated that her brother-in-law had never worked for the former Afghan government and was allegedly killed solely because of his family relationship.
The woman urged the ICC to enforce its arrest warrant against Hibatullah Akhundzada and hold those responsible accountable.
The Taliban have not publicly responded to the allegations, and Nimruz TV has not been able to independently verify the claims.
