US evading responsibility for war crimes in Afghanistan
Rahmatullah Baghban
Press TV, Kabul
Afghans urge human rights groups and non-governmental organizations to hold the US to account for the war crimes it committed in Afghanistan over the past two decades.
In the latest event, the deadly US drone strike in Kabul on August 29, killed 10 civilians, including a worker and seven children. The US officials admitted that it was a tragic mistake, and offered an apology for the error. But no US official has been investigated or punished so far.
This was not the first time that Afghan civilians came under attack and killed. Besides civilian killings, there are also many allegations over the US forces' torture, mistreatment and killings of prisoners in Afghanistan. But until now, no case has been investigated because of the US' obstruction and refusal to cooperate.
Last year, the US imposed sanctions against the office of the prosecutor for investigating the role of US forces in war crimes in Afghanistan. Many believe, as a result and in order to mend the relationship with Washington, the International Criminal Court has lately left US forces out of the new Afghanistan probe.
Afghans are calling for justice for the victims of the United States’ 20-year-long war in their country. They believe more needs to be done to hold foreign troops accountable for their crimes in the Central Asian country.
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