International Criminal Court investigation in Afghanistan
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The International Criminal Court investigation in Afghanistan or the Situation in Afghanistan is an ongoing investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into war crimes and crimes against humanity that are alleged to have occurred during the war in Afghanistan since 1 May 2003, or in the case of United States Armed Forces and the CIA, war crimes committed in Afghanistan, Poland, Romania or Lithuania.[1][2] On 5 March 2020, the investigation was authorised to officially begin.[3]
Quick Facts File no., Date opened ...
File no. | 02/17 |
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Date opened | 5 March 2020 (2020-03-05) |
Incident(s) | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
Crimes | war crimes: crimes against humanity: |
Status of suspect |
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