Afghan government asks ICC to defer investigation into situation of Afghanistan

The Afghan government has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to defer investigation into situation of Afghanistan. In an official letter, issued by the Afghan embassy in the Netherlands, the Afghan government has requested the Prosecutor to defer investigation into situation of Afghanistan due to what it calls “the unprecedented effects of the accelerating pandemic of coronavirus.”

The call comes while on March 05, the ICC authorized an investigation into war crimes allegedly committed by national or international forces in Afghanistan, which includes allegation against the United States and the Taliban militants.