International Criminal Court limits Afghanistan war crimes probe to Taliban actions

The International Criminal Court narrowed its Afghanistan investigation, dropping potential scrutiny of American troops to focus on the Taliban.

Judges at the International Criminal Court decided to formally close the portion of the Afghanistan war crimes investigation that could have examined United States military personnel. The tribunal will instead direct its focus entirely on actions carried out by the Taliban since 2021. Court documents released in The Hague detailed the narrowed scope of the inquiry.

• The decisionJudges formally curtailed an inquiry that had previously encompassed actions by American forces.
• The focusThe tribunal will now concentrate exclusively on alleged crimes committed by the Taliban.

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