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Judges say investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan can proceed
Judges at the International Criminal Court on March 5 ruled that an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan by the Taliban, Afghan military and…
The decision, which comes days after the United States agreed to pull its troops from the long-running conflict, overturns a lower court decision and opens the…
- THE HAGUE-Reuters
- Hurriyet
“The Appeals chamber considers it appropriate to…authorise the investigation,” said presiding Judge Piotr Hofmanski, noting that Bensouda’s preliminary examination had…
Afghanistan is a member of the Hague-based court, though the United States is not and…