On appeal, judges authorized the investigation and held that the earlier chamber had applied the wrong legal standard. The reversal restored a pathway to investigate alleged crimes by all parties, including US forces, though the United States remained outside the Rome Statute and opposed the Courtโs jurisdiction.
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The ICC Appeals Chamber authorized an Afghanistan investigation in March 2020.
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It reversed the 2019 decision and authorized investigation.