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Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan



Situation Sheet · ICC

Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Jurisdiction

Rome Statute State Party · 10 February 2003
Initiation Proprio motu · 2007
State referral Chile, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Luxembourg and Mexico · 28 November 2024
Opening of investigation 5 March 2020
Status Investigation · Ongoing

Context

Crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Afghanistan since 1 May 2003

Cases

The Prosecutor v. Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani Pre-Trial · At Large

Key Documents

Request to open investigation Request for Authorisation of an Investigation pursuant to Article 15 (2017)
Decision denying authorisation Decision of Pre-Trial Chamber II Declining to Authorise an Investigation (2019)
Authorization of investigation Judgment of the Appeals Chamber Authorising the Investigation (2020)
Afghanistan deferral request Request by Afghanistan for Deferral of the Investigation pursuant to Article 18(2) (2020)
Resumption of investigation Statement of the Prosecutor on the Application to Resume the Investigation (2021)
Decision authorising resumption Decision of Pre-Trial Chamber II Authorising the Resumption of the Investigation (2022)
State referral Referral by Chile, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Luxembourg and Mexico (2024)
ICC case page Official ICC page — Situation in Afghanistan