Seven senior officers rebuked the government’s treatment of an admitted terrorist in a handwritten letter from the jury room at Guantánamo Bay.
Tag: September 11 (2001)
The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture
Twenty years after the attacks, the United States is still grappling with the consequences of brutal interrogations carried out in the name of national security.
Your Monday Briefing
The U.S. lags on vaccines.
At Pro-Taliban Protest, a Symbol of America’s Lost Influence: Faces Obscured by Veils
Several hundred women wore the head-to-toe garments at a pro-Taliban demonstration on Sept. 11. The march was a reminder of how after years of war, Afghanistan’s women are again at the mercy of the militants.
20 Years On, the War on Terror Grinds Along, With No End in Sight
The failures in Iraq and Afghanistan obscure what experts say is the striking success of a multilateral effort that extends to as many as 85 countries.
A Time Capsule in Two Front Pages
The newspaper of Sept. 11, 2001, is a document of America before the terror attacks and a memory of a vanished era.
Is 9/11 a Day, or Is It an Era?
After 20 years, it’s time for TV to treat Sept. 11 as serious, even divisive history, not just dutiful remembrance.
Did the War in Afghanistan Have to Happen?
In 2001, when the Taliban were weak and ready to surrender, the U.S. passed on a deal. Nearly 20 years later, the Taliban hold all the cards.
As Afghanistan Collapses, a Lament for ‘Repeating the Same Mistakes’
Shifting objectives led to the expansion of a war that dragged on for almost two decades, and is ending in chaos.
Afghanistan War Ends With Little Recognition in U.S.
At any Army base in Colorado, little acknowledgment as the war in Afghanistan comes to an abrupt and chaotic end.