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#Afghanistan

Incidents involving Afghanistan, including the freezing of Afghan central bank reserves causing economic collapse, impacts on the Afghan civilian population, and policies affecting Afghan refugees and asylum seekers.

2 incidents

Grade 4 of 5: Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern

Executive Order 13928: First-Term Sanctions on ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (2020)

Trump used a national-emergency sanctions order to freeze the assets of the ICC's chief prosecutor and a senior aide because the court was investigating possible crimes by US personnel in Afghanistan. Human Rights Watch called it a 'perverse use of sanctions, devised for alleged terrorists and drug kingpins.' The order was revoked in 2021.

Grade 4 of 5: Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern

Drone War Expansion: Relaxed Rules of Engagement and Surging Civilian Casualties

Trump granted the military broader strike authority, designated large areas as 'Areas of Active Hostility' enabling expanded strike approvals, removed mandatory civilian harm mitigation steps, and stopped requiring senior White House approval for counterterrorism strikes. Amnesty International, Airwars and the UN documented civilian casualties across Somalia, Yemen, and Afghanistan.