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Taliban to be taken to international court over gender discrimination
Afghanistan would have six months to provide response before ICJ would hold hearing
The Taliban are to be taken to the international court of justice for gender discrimination by Canada, Australia, Germany and the Netherlands in a groundbreaking move.
The move announced at the UN general assembly is the first time the ICJ, based in The Hague, has been used by one country to take another to court over gender discrimination.
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