The War on Terror: A Visual Timeline
Facts & Data / September 29th, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl
The global “War on Terror” was prompted by the attacks on 9/11 that killed nearly 3,000 people. Here is a timeline of a few of the many effects of the War on Terror on the United States – some of which will last forever.
Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
Recommended Reading / September 8th, 2021 / By "The Conversation" Contributor
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 to destroy al-Qaida, remove the Taliban from power and remake the nation. On Aug. 30, 2021, the U.S. completed a pullout of troops from Afghanistan, providing an uncertain punctuation mark to two decades of conflict.