Prosecutor seeks to resume ICC probe in Afghanistan
The Hindu
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sought urgent clearance on Monday from the court's judges to resume investigations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afgha
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sought urgent clearance on Monday from the court's judges to resume investigations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, saying that under the country's new Taliban rulers “there is no longer the prospect of genuine and effective domestic investigations” in the country.
Judges at the global court authorised an investigation by Prosecutor Karim Khan's predecessor, Fatou Bensouda, in March last year. The probe covers offences allegedly committed by Afghan government forces, the Taliban, American troops and U.S. foreign intelligence operatives dating back to 2002.
The decision to investigate Americans led to the Trump administration slapping sanctions on Ms. Bensouda, who left office over the summer at the end of her nine-year term.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.