The International Criminal Court (ICC) has authorised an investigation into accusations of war crimes in Afghanistan.
Following an appeal by the ICC’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, which was approved after being rejected last year, allegations of atrocities committed by US soldiers, the Taliban and Afghan forces will be investigated.
Recommended Stories
list of 4 items- list 1 of 4The six problems a Gaza ceasefire has brought Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu
- list 2 of 4How will Putin travel to Hungary to meet Trump with ICC arrest warrant?
- list 3 of 4Will Gaza ceasefire change South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel?
- list 4 of 4ICC convicts first militia leader for brutal attacks in Darfur
The torture of prisoners, sexual violence and the indiscriminate mass killing of civilians are among the claims the ICC wants to look into.
However, the US does not recognise the court’s authority and the White House has even imposed a travel ban on its judges.
So, can justice be done in the war-torn country? And is politics at play?
Presenter: Peter Dobbie
Guests:
Mushtaq Rahim – founding member of think-tank Afghanistan Affairs Unit
Shafiq Hamdam – former adviser to NATO’s senior civilian representative in Afghanistan
Kevin Jon Heller – law professor at the University of Amsterdam and the Australian National University