Needless to say, the allied war crimes during the war in Afghanistan have been similar to those during the previous US expeditions. On 5 March 2020, judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) gave the ICC prosecutor authority to investigate possible war crimes during the war in Afghanistan. However, the question at hand is whether the ICC can hold the mighty USA accountable for its role in committing war crimes against the civilian population in Afghanistan. Fatou Bensoda (ICC prosecutor) and Phakisa Mochochak (ICC head of jurisdiction) are the recent victims of such sanctions for investigating war crimes in Afghanistan. Given the circumstances and the lack of resources that the ICC has, it seems difficult if the ICC would ever hold the US citizens, even their allies, accountable for their crimes against humanity during the Afghan war.

Source: Pakistan Today October 10, 2021 19:41 UTC