International Criminal Court Seeks Afghanistan War Crimes Probe That Could Target US Troops

After the September 11 attacks, the Bush administration allowed the use of waterboarding, which simulates drowning, and other interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists. Barack Obama banned such practices after taking office in 2009.

A full-scale investigation, if approved by judges, could take months or years before the prosecutor decides whether to file charges. Then it remains to be seen if suspects can be detained and handed to the court for trial.

“We have seen that arrest and surrender is the Achilles heel of international justice,” Mr Dicker said.

Top photo | In this Sunday, March 11, 2012 file photo, men stand next to blood stains and charred remains inside a home where witnesses say Afghans were killed by a U.S. soldier in Panjwai, Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. military officials investigated the massacre site more than three weeks after the killings occurred. (AP/Allauddin Khan)

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