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ICC to ‘deprioritise’ investigation into alleged US war crimes in renewed Afghan probe, will focus on Taliban and ISIS-K

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested approval to resume a war crimes investigation into Afghanistan which won’t focus on alleged US offenses, but those committed by the Taliban and other groups. In a statement on Monday, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said he had filed an application to resume his office’s investigation […]

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Pentagon names alleged ‘ISIS-K facilitator’ killed in Afghanistan drone strike, after admitting Kabul op killed 10 civilians

The Pentagon has identified an alleged Islamic State member killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan last month, claiming he was behind attacks on American troops after admitting a separate strike in Kabul killed civilians. An August 27 drone strike in the eastern province of Nangarhar killed a “high profile… lethal aid facilitator” for […]

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‘A mistake’: US admits Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians, incl. 7 children, and NO ISIS-K terrorists; no one will be punished

After weeks of insisting the August 29 drone strike in Kabul killed an ISIS-K terrorist, US Central Command has admitted that the victims were all civilians, including children, but reportedly won’t discipline anyone involved. Marine General Kenneth McKenzie, head of CENTCOM, on Friday announced that the Hellfire missile fired at a home in Kabul just before […]