ICC Greenlights Afghanistan Investigation

Expand A member of the Afghan security forces stands at the site of a truck bomb attack in Kabul, May 31, 2017. © 2017 Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images The International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to approve an investigation in Afghanistan gives atrocity victims hope for future justice, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 5, 2020, ICC appeals chamber judges unanimously approved the ICC prosecutor’s application to investigate alleged crimes committed by the Taliban, Afghan National Security Forces, and United States military and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) personnel. ICC member countries…

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