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Bookended by Afghanistan: marking 20 years since 9/11

Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York from the Empty Sky 9-11 Memorial in Jersey City, New Jersey

Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York from the Empty Sky 9-11 Memorial in Jersey City, New Jersey Source: Getty Images

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks triggered the United States' invasion of Afghanistan and 20 years on, the Taliban has taken it back.



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