ICC Closes Original Afghanistan Investigation, Continues Probe into Taliban Crimes Separately
Verified: 4 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from Afghanistan.
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to close its original investigation into alleged crimes committed in Afghanistan, while continuing its investigation into alleged crimes committed by the Taliban since the group returned to power in August 2021 under a separate case. Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC issued the decision on Thursday, November 12, in The Hague, ordering the closure of the original Afghanistan investigation.
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1 outlet from Afghanistan, where the story is: KabulNow · how we count
- Nov 13, 5:53 PM UTCFirst reportInternational Criminal Court limits Afghanistan investigation to Taliban crimeswinnipegfreepress.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 11:07 PM UTC · +5 h
- Nov 13, 11:12 PM UTC+5 hInternational Criminal Court closes original Afghanistan war crimes investigationaa.com.tr ↗
- Nov 14, 2:29 AM UTC+9 hICC closes original Afghanistan war crimes investigationnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 14, 1:58 PM UTC+20 h· you’re reading thisICC Closes Original Afghanistan Investigation, Continues Probe into Taliban Crimes Separatelykabulnow.com ↗
[Claude] Both report the ICC's closure of its original Afghanistan investigation; the only difference is that Report 2 adds that the probe included US troop allegations, which doesn't conflict with Report 1.
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