(CN) — A year after compiling possible war crimes by U.S. forces and the Taliban, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court unveiled plans Friday to investigate crimes against humanity in Afghanistan.

“For decades, the people of Afghanistan have endured the scourge of armed conflict,” Fatou Bensouda said in a video announcement from The Hague. “Following a meticulous preliminary examination of the situation, I have come to the conclusion that all legal criteria required under the Rome Statute to commence an investigation have been met.”

Friday’s declaration falls nearly a year to the day that Bensouda released preliminary findings that attributed possible war crimes in Afghanistan to the American military.

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