{"id":4991,"date":"2020-03-09T14:43:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T10:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/?p=4991"},"modified":"2020-03-09T14:43:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T10:13:18","slug":"international-criminal-court-to-examine-us-war-crimes-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/international-criminal-court-to-examine-us-war-crimes-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"International Criminal Court to Examine \u2018US War Crimes\u2019 in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The International Criminal Court will open an investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan, including those committed by US forces, a potential explosive showdown with the Trump administration.<!--more--><\/h2>\n<p>Judges in the Hague overturned an earlier ruling that the investigation \u201cwould not serve the interests of justice\u201d clearing the path for the ICC chief prosecutor to pursue cases.<\/p>\n<p>The decision marks the first time that the court will examine actions by American forces since it was established 15 years ago to seek justice for the victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.<\/p>\n<p>The decision marked the first time the court\u2019s prosecutor has been authorized to investigate U.S. forces. Washington has long rejected the court\u2019s jurisdiction and refuses to cooperate with it.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Mike Pompeo characterized ICC\u2019s move to open the investigation as a \u201ctruly breathtaking action by an unaccountable political institution, masquerading as a legal body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is all the more reckless for this ruling to come just days after the United States signed a historic peace deal on Afghanistan \u2013 the best chance for peace in a generation,&#8221; Pompeo said in a statement Thursday. &#8220;Indeed, the Afghan government, itself, pleaded with the ICC to not take this course. 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