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The International Criminal Court turned down on Friday a request to open a war crimes probe in Afghanistan, with the United States hailing a victory for its strong-armed tactic of revoking the chief prosecutor’s visa. Rights groups denounced the judges’ decision as a blow for thousands of victims in the long-running Afghan conflict and warned it could embolden perpetrators around …

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