莫莉·奎尔 荷兰海牙——根据周五公布的法庭文件，国际刑事法院的法官已终止该全球法庭对阿富汗调查中可能涉及美国军事人员的部分，将调查范围仅限于塔利班犯下的罪行。
MOLLY QUELL THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Judges at the International Criminal Court have ended the part of the global tribunal’s investigation into Afghanistan that could have involved U.S. military personnel, instead limiting the probe to crimes committed by the Taliban , according to court filings released Friday.
这一裁决出台之际，该法院及13名现任和前任工作人员正受到特朗普政府的制裁。特朗普政府反对对任何美国公民或美国盟友（如以色列）展开调查。
The ruling comes as the court and 13 current and former staff members are under sanctions by the Trump administration, which is opposed to any investigation into American citizens or U.S. allies, such as Israel.
该裁决于周四作出，但周五才公开。裁决援引了此案中“检方开展调查和获取证据的能力受到重大限制”的说法，但未作详细说明。法院检察官办公室告诉美联社，已对该裁决提出上诉。
The decision, which was issued Thursday but only made public on Friday, cites “significant limitations to the Prosecution’s ability to conduct its investigations and secure evidence” in the case. It does not elaborate. The court’s prosecutor’s office told The Associated Press it has already appealed the decision.
目前尚不清楚这一裁决是否会缓解华盛顿对该法院的攻击。美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥曾威胁要“一砖一瓦地拆解国际刑事法院——如有必要”。美国不是该法院的成员国，也不承认其管辖权。
It is not clear if the decision will mitigate Washington’s attacks on the court. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has threatened to “dismantle the ICC — brick by brick, if necessary.”The United States is not a member of the court and does not recognize its jurisdiction.
但美国也对国际刑事法院调查以色列官员一事提出异议。该法院对以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡及其前国防部长发出了尚未执行的逮捕令，指控他们在加沙犯下反人类罪。两人均强烈否认这些指控。2020年，该全球法院的法官批准了一项调查，涉及自2002年以来阿富汗政府军、塔利班、美军和美国外国情报人员据称犯下的罪行。
But the U.S. has also taken issue with the ICC’s investigation into Israeli officials. The court has outstanding arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as his former defense minister, over allegations of crimes against humanity in Gaza. They have strongly rejected the accusations. Judges at the global court authorized an investigation in 2020 covering offenses allegedly committed by Afghan government forces, the Taliban, American troops and U.S. foreign intelligence operatives dating back to 2002.
两年后，时任首席检察官卡里姆·汗以获取证据困难为由，选择“降低”可能涉及美国人的调查部分的优先级。汗今年早些时候因性行为不端指控被免职。涉及塔利班的调查部分将被拆分出来，另行调查。
Two years later, then-chief prosecutor Karim Khan chose to “deprioritize” aspects of the investigation that could have involved Americans, citing challenges in obtaining evidence. Khan was ousted over sexual misconduct allegations earlier this year. The part of the investigation involving the Taliban will be split off into a separate inquiry.
上个月，法院公开了针对四名塔利班高级领导人的逮捕令，指控他们犯有反人类罪，即自2021年塔利班夺取政权以来，在阿富汗对妇女、女童和LGBTQI+群体成员实施性别迫害。
Last month, the court unsealed arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender persecution against women, girls and members of the LGBTQI+ community in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021.