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US imposes sanctions on ICC officials over Afghanistan war crimes probe

The US has imposed sanctions on senior officials in the International Criminal Court over Afghanistan's war crimes probe.

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The US has imposed sanctions on senior officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC), including chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for a probe into war crimes in Afghanistan.

The war crimes court condemned US' "unprecedented" sanctions, saying that the new measures are "serious attacks" against the rule of law.