President Joe Biden is lifting sanctions on International Criminal Court officials investigating alleged war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, reversing a punishment imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration in a dispute over U.S. sovereignty rights.
“These decisions reflect our assessment that the measures adopted were inappropriate and ineffective,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. “We continue to disagree strongly with the ICC’s actions relating to the Afghanistan and Palestinian situations.”
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