Every month AANCast dives into some of our longer reports, to give you a flavour of our in-depth reporting, in discussion with a range of authors. In this episode, we’re looking what to expect from the arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court for two Taliban for the international crime of gender persecution, with Rachel Reid and Ehsan Qaane, while AAN’s Kate Clark talks us through her report on the impact of massive American aid cuts to Afghanistan, and Roxanna Shapour pulls out a gem from AAN’s massive archive, a report delving into the question: Why don’t most Afghan men like naming their wives and daughters in public?

Shownotes: To read the full story of the ICC's arrest warrants, see: Reigniting the Flames of Justice: ICC seeks arrest of the Islamic Emirate’s Supreme Leader and Chief Justice, by Rachel Reid. This article was published in January when the request for warrants was made; they were approved by the ICC in July. You can find lots of background on Afghanistan and the ICC on AAN’s website, including this 2022 piece by Ehsan Qaane: ICC Afghanistan Investigation Re-Authorised: But will it cover the CIA, ISKP and the forces of the Islamic Republic, as well as the Taleban?. Kate Clark discusses her May 2025 report: The End of US Aid to Afghanistan: What will it mean for families, services and the economy?, while Roxanna Shapour selected What’s in a Woman’s Name? No name, no public persona by Rohullah Suroush from AAN’s archive. Subscribe for regular listens from the team at AANCast.

Photo: ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, who requested arrest warrants for the Emirate’s Supreme Leader and Chief Justice.

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