The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected its prosecutor's request to investigate alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
Court judges highlighted instability and the lack of co-operation with investigators in the country.
The ruling was hailed by US President Donald Trump as a "major international victory" but human rights group Amnesty International criticised it.
It comes a week after the US revoked ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's visa.
That was thought to have been in response to her request to investigate possible crimes committed by US forces in Afghanistan.
Explaining their unanimous decision, the three ICC pre-trial chamber judges said such an investigation "would not serve the interests of justice".
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