“ICC is concerned about Afghanistan,” says Court’s spokesperson

On December 03, 2019, Kabul Now’s Asad Kosha sat with Fadi Abdullah, the spokesperson for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to discuss ICC’s future investigation into situation in Afghanistan. This exclusive interview comes while the ICC is under fire by the rights group for having rejected an investigation into situation of Afghanistan.

On April 12, 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber of the ICC rejected the request of the Prosecutor to proceed with an investigation on alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed on the territory of Afghanistan.