As Americans mark two decades since the devastating 9/11 attacks, the country is divided by the question of what its forever war in Afghanistan actually achieved
A US flag is placed near a victim's name at the September 11 Memorial at Ground Zero on August 31, 2021 in New York City.
Monica Iken-Murphy, who lost her 37-year-old husband Michael Iken in the World Trade Center, said this will be a "heightened" anniversary for many Americans."I feel like it just happened," she told AFP news agency.Same as every year, simple, heart-wrenching ceremonies will unfold at each of the three places where Al Qaeda hijackers crashed packed airliners, striking the cultural, financial and political hearts of the United States.
And in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the third wave of hijackers crashed into a field after passengers fought back, sending United 93 down before reaching its intended target, likely the US Capitol building in Washington, a short flight further on. Where Trump had promised the Taliban a deadline of May 1 for US troops to leave, Biden changed the pullout date to September 11 itself.
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