Nadeem slams int’l community for ‘double standards’ over ICC arrest warrants

Acting Minister of Higher Education, Nida Mohammad Nadeem, has said that the international community is shouting slogans of support for Afghanistan on the one hand, and threatening to prosecute the leaders of the Islamic Emirate on the other.

Nadeem made this statement in a meeting with Takeyoshi Kurumaya, Ambassador of Japan to Kabul.

He said that the Islamic Emirate acts based on religion, Sharia and the will of the people, and these values constitute the main policy of the government.

He also referred to the expansion of the country’s education system and spoke of the ministry’s commitment to providing quality religious and contemporary education in accordance with religious and national values.

The minister also praised Japan’s cooperation in the field of treating drug addicts and addressing the problems of returnees.

For his part, the Japanese ambassador assured of his country’s continued assistance to Afghanistan and expressed satisfaction with the progress of the Islamic Emirate in various sectors, including the management of refugees returning from Iran and Pakistan.

Last week, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate, and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani.