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ICC: U.S. May Have Committed War Crimes in Afghanistan

HeadlineNov 15, 2016

A new report by the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor says the United States may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan. The report accuses the U.S. military of torturing at least 61 prisoners in Afghanistan during the ongoing 14-year war, the longest war in U.S. history. The report also accuses the CIA of subjecting at least 27 prisoners to torture, including rape, at CIA prison sites in Afghanistan, Poland, Romania and Lithuania. The International Criminal Court says it is deciding whether to open an official investigation. This could lead to the prosecution of U.S. officials for war crimes, even though the United States is not a member of the court, because the crimes were allegedly committed within Afghanistan, which is a member of the ICC.

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