“The US military has left Afghanistan, but the crimes committed by them and their allies over the past 20 years, related to the murder of civilians, must be thoroughly investigated, and the killers must be brought to justice,” he said in response to a question from a Global Times journalist.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, by April 2020, at least 47,245 Afghan civilians had died in the war in Afghanistan while the United States was there.
In March 2020, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court unanimously approved the prosecutor's request to investigate possible crimes committed in Afghanistan.
After that, the United States condemned these plans.
After that, American President Donald Trump signed a decree authorizing the imposition of sanctions against members of the ICC.
In April 2021, US President Joe Biden overturned the sanctions and visa restrictions on court staff.