China News Service, September 11 (Dong Hanyang) At 9 o'clock in the morning on September 11, 2001, there were two loud noises in the clear sky. Two planes crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center one after another. Dark gray smoke rose instantly and became the scene. As "Purgatory on Earth."

On September 11, 2001, the plane hijacked by terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center.

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  Twenty years have passed, and the roar and screams at that time have dissipated, but for the people in the United States and even Afghanistan and other countries, the haze of the "September 11" incident has not dissipated.

  This terrorist attack that killed nearly 3,000 people has changed not only the United States, but the world as well.

  The "September 11" terrorist attack changed their lives

  A representative photo of "Ms. Dust" freezes the horrified appearance of the "9·11" survivors "escape from birth".

"Survivor of 9/11 "Ms. Dust" Marcy Boards.

  The survivor was named Marcy Boards, who was a legal assistant at the Bank of America.

After the "September 11" incident, she failed to get rid of the shadow-due to reports that the health of 9/11 firefighters was affected, she was worried all day long.

In 2014, Ma Qian was also confirmed to have cancer. One year later, she passed away forever.

  According to statistics from relevant agencies, in the United States, the number of people who died of illness caused by the "September 11" attacks has exceeded the number of people who died as a result of the attacks.

Terrorists have left many Americans with heavy and lasting damage, and this impact lasts a lifetime.

  However, the US government’s follow-up issues such as accountability and compensation for the "September 11" have been progressing slowly.

  One of the victims, Alvarez, a former New York City police officer, died in 2019 due to complications from cancer.

Until his deathbed, he was weak and insisted on going to the United States for a hearing, calling for legislation to continue to provide compensation to the victims of "9.11".

  In addition, due to the complicated and long process of victim identification, some patients have not yet been eligible for compensation.

  At the same time, after "9.11", "counter-terrorism" has become the first priority of the US government.

U.S. visas began to come with "fingerprint" requirements, and intelligence agencies publicly recruited "informants" in order to collect information... However, a series of measures did not make many Americans feel safer, but to a certain extent intensified the xenophobic sentiment in the United States. Ethnic conflicts further tear the United States apart.

  Until now, domestic terrorism in the United States has grown, and "lone wolf-style" terrorist attacks cannot be prevented.

On August 26, local time, two explosions occurred outside the airport in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, resulting in many deaths and injuries. The picture shows the injured in the hospital.

  The war on terror affects generations

  Thousands of miles away, Afghanistan, which has experienced wars and terrorist attacks, has not yet been able to hope for the peace that has been longed for.

  After the "September 11" incident, the United States successively launched the Afghanistan War and the Iraq War.

In Afghanistan alone, the US government spent $2 trillion on this "longest war".

  In the meantime, the United States used "drones" to behead terrorists, but innocent people were often injured due to intelligence errors.

Twenty years of wars have resulted in the unfortunate death of 30,000 civilians and 11 million have become refugees.

  The United States’ presence in the Middle East has failed to eliminate the presence of terrorism on the ground, but has increased the spread of terrorism.

The number of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan has grown from single digits to more than 20 in the 20 years since the United States has stationed troops.

  On the 20th anniversary of the "September 11" incident, as the United States adjusted its global counter-terrorism strategic goals, the U.S. military led allies to withdraw from Kabul, but it also left new problems for the world.

  The war on terrorism brought a major turning point in US strategy. It not only changed the destiny of several generations, but also exerted influence on the rules of the world and many aspects of human social life.

However, some changes are fate that people do not want but have to accept.

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