20 years of terrorist attacks in the United States The threat of terrorism still remains

It has been 20 years since the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001, which shocked the world, in 11 days.

After the incident, the United States launched a large-scale military operation in Afghanistan and Iraq under the banner of "War on Terror", but as anti-American sentiment increased, terrorist organizations spread all over the world, and the threat remained. It remains.

Twenty years ago, on September 11, 2001, the terrorist attacks in the United States killed a total of 2,977 people, including 24 Japanese.

In response to the incident, the Bush administration at that time launched a large-scale military operation in Afghanistan under the slogan "War on Terror" and in 2003 also embarked on the Iraq War.

The United States killed Osama bin Laden, who led the international terrorist organization Al Qaeda, as the mastermind of the terrorist incident in 2011, and the purpose of removing the threat of terrorism against the United States by military operations was achieved. Last month, he put an end to his stationing in Afghanistan and withdrew his army.

However, there are concerns that the Taliban, an armed group, will seize power in Afghanistan and become a hotbed for international terrorist organizations again.

In the last 20 years, 230,000 to 250,000 citizens have been killed in fighting and terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a report released this month by research teams such as Brown University in the United States. In such cases, the opposition to the "war on terrorism" led by the United States has increased.

Amid growing anti-American sentiment, terrorist organizations have spread all over the world, and the number of foreign terrorist organizations designated by the US State Department was 29 before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but now it is 72, 2.5 times in the last 20 years. After the "war on terrorism", the threat of terrorism still remains in various parts of the world.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato "Actively tackle the international community and counterterrorism"

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference on the afternoon of the 10th, "Many people were killed in the terrorist attacks in the United States, including Japanese people. We would like to express our condolences to all of them. I would like to say that terrorism cannot be justified for any reason. Japan is in a position to firmly condemn and oppose the act of terrorism. "

"Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Japan has strengthened domestic counterterrorism measures such as immigration control and counterterrorism financing measures. At the same time, through multilateral and bilateral frameworks, information exchange and support in terms of counterterrorism capabilities, etc. We have also promoted a wide range of international counter-terrorism cooperation. We will continue to actively work on counter-terrorism measures together with the international community. "