The Hague Court halted investigations of US crimes in Afghanistan.
In the ruling, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) halted investigations by ICC prosecutors into alleged war crimes by US forces in Afghanistan, deciding to focus the investigations instead on the Taliban's actions since 2021.
🔹 The stated reason for this decision was "significant restrictions on the prosecution's ability to conduct investigations and collect evidence".
🔹The new ruling not only ends what was effectively a stalled investigation into alleged American crimes since 2021, but also halts the investigation into ISIS-Khorasan.
🔹The ICC Prosecutor's Office announced that it appealed the decision.