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Families and country recognize anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

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An Entire Generation of Americans Has No Idea How Easy Air Travel Used to Be

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Dog who participated in 9/11 recovery saluted for her work

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Opinion: Thinking about students' recollections of 9/11

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911 Fact Sheet for Early Childhood Students

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Memorial website, Timeline 9/11

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If you watch an old movie or TV show set in New York before 2001, you might spot two huge towers in the skyline. They were the World Trade Centre buildings, sometimes known as the Twin Towers and for decades they were an iconic sight in an iconic city.

But on September 11, 2001, everything changed. On that morning, while people arrived for work and tourists took out their cameras two hijacked planes were flown into the 110-floor skyscrapers. First one, then the other and millions of people watched live on TV even kids like me over in Australia, as the two buildings eventually collapsed. Another hijacked plane was flown into the American Defence headquarters known as the Pentagon. And a final plane was also thought to be heading to America's capital before passengers fought back and caused it to crash so it wouldn't hit its target. By the end of this sad day, nearly 3,000 people had died and thousands more were injured. It was an attack designed to shock the world and create fear. The US Government said it was determined to find those responsible and hold them to account.

GEORGE W BUSH, FORMER US PRESIDENT: These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

Investigations showed that known terrorist Osama Bin Laden and his group Al Qaeda were behind the attacks. They'd trained in Afghanistan and the Taliban, the extremist Islamic group controlling the country, was protecting them. So, America's next move was to target Al Qaeda bases there.

US soldiers and troops from allied countries like Australia were sent to the Middle East and the war in Afghanistan began. Ten years later the US found and killed Osama Bin Laden, but the war in Afghanistan became America's and Australia's longest. And it's only this year, 20 years later, that the final Aussie and American troops were withdrawn as the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan again.

The attacks had other huge impacts on the world too. Before September 11, American passengers could sometimes take pocket knives on flights and kids could even visit the plane's cockpit. After the attacks the doors were locked and bullet-proofed and security in many countries ramped up and remains super strict today, including right here in Australia.

In the 20 years that have passed since 9/11 New York City's built a new World Trade Centre, a museum and two huge memorials on the exact spot where the buildings stood. And on the anniversary of September 11, people will gather to remember one of the darkest days in American history. One that many people around the world will never forget.

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If you watch an old movie or TV show set in New York before 2001, you might spot two huge towers in the skyline. They were the World Trade Centre buildings, sometimes known as the Twin Towers and for decades they were an iconic sight in an iconic city.

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In 2001 a terrorist attack in the United States led to America, Britain and other countries invading Afghanistan.

The country's rulers, the Taliban were removed from power and a new government was formed in the country.

Now after 20 years of conflict, British and American troops have left Afghanistan and the Taliban has retaken control.

Many Afghans are worried about what life under Taliban will mean and thousands have tried to escape.

Before leaving, UK troops evacuated 15,000 people - including over two thousand children from the country.
But how did the war begin, what was Britain's role and why did it last for 20 years?
On the morning of September 11 2001, as people arrived for work and tourists gathered to see the famous sights in New York City, Islamist extremists took over planes and deliberately flew them into two massive towers known as the World Trade Centre. In less than two hours, both 110-storey towers had collapsed.

Near the US capital Washington DC, another plane was crashed into America's Defence headquarters, called The Pentagon. A fourth plane, believed to be targeting the US Capitol building, crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after its passengers fought back to prevent it from reaching its target.

In total 2,977 people (not including the 19 plane hijackers) died in the attacks and thousands more were injured.

The search is underway for those who were behind these evil acts. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them.

On the day of the attacks, the then US president, George W. Bush addressed the country, part of his speech said:

"Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.

"Our military is powerful, and it's prepared.

"The search is underway for those who were behind these evil acts. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them."

The group responsible for the September 11 attacks was identified as al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist group who blame America for many of the world's problems.

al-Qaeda have extreme beliefs which they used to justify their violent actions.

Twenty years ago al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden were operating out of Afghanistan.

"Our enemy is Osama bin Laden and the Al-Qaeda network, who were responsible for the events of 11 September," said Tony Blair, the UK prime minister at the time.

"Bin Laden and al-Qaeda were able to commit these atrocities because of their close alliance with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan."

Within ten days of the attacks, President Bush declared a 'War on Terror' and said that defeating terrorism was now 'the world's fight'.

Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders had been based in Afghanistan since the 1990s and had training camps there.

In 2001, the Taliban was in charge of Afghanistan and allowed al-Qaeda to operate in the country.

After September 11, the American government told the Taliban that they must hand over the leaders of al-Qaeda, who were responsible for the attacks.

When the Taliban refused, a military conflict looked like the only course of action.

A month after the 9/11 attacks, the invasion of Afghanistan began with American air-strikes in the country.

After two months of fighting, America, Britain and other countries, known together as a coalition, had removed the Taliban from power. al-Qaeda retreated from Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden escaped, fleeing to Pakistan.

What happened after the Taliban were removed from power?

At the end of 2001 a new Afghan government was formed and to support it, something called the International Assistance Security Force was set up, led by the UK.

The UK and other countries said they were committed to democracy in Afghanistan, supporting plans to make it safe and a better place to live. These included efforts to improve education for girls in Afghanistan.

Despite no longer having control in the country, Taliban fighters continued to attack the US and UK forces who had remained there.

By 2003, America's focus had turned towards a conflict in Iraq. American and British leaders wanted to remove Iraq's president Saddam Hussein from power. They claimed Saddam was developing dangerous weapons, called "weapons of mass destruction", which he was banned from having. They also accused him of being sympathetic to terrorists.

With attention elsewhere, President Bush declared that major combat operations in Afghanistan were at an end and it was now a period of "stability and stabilisation" in the country.

Efforts to make Afghanistan a safe place to live continued with the US, UK, Japan, Italy and others all working together.

UK troops were then stationed in a part of Afghanistan called Helmand Province. The mission increasingly became more difficult as British soldiers continued to be attacked, injured or killed in the country.

Some coalition efforts to stop attacks also led to civilian casualties including children, making the presence of soldiers in Afghanistan unpopular.

Not only did many Afghans want troops to leave, but fewer people in the UK supported the conflict, partly because the British military had joined US forces in a war that was becoming increasingly controversial in Iraq.

No weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, and the claims about Saddam's links to terrorists remain disputed to this day.

British armed forces left Iraq in 2009 and the UK's entire military effort was re-focussed on Afghanistan.

But the fight was becoming even more difficult - 2009 was the worst year for British losses, with 108 killed and 157 seriously injured in Afghanistan.

In 2011, Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda was killed in Pakistan by US special forces.

Osama bin Laden and the September 11 attacks had been the main reasons for troops going into Afghanistan in the first place.

So, in 2011, the then US president, Barack Obama announced that a withdrawal of troops from the country would begin. Similar announcements from other nations followed including the then UK prime minister, David Cameron who said all British combat missions would end in Afghanistan by 2014.

Once the plan to leave the country was put in place, the effort to train Afghanistan's own security forces was stepped up. But Taliban attacks continued.

A promise of peace with the Taliban

From 2015 as part of Nato, an organisation which brings together the armed forces of different countries, Britain sent about 1,000 troops to Afghanistan each year.

During this time the Taliban forces continued to grow in the country and many people believed that future peace in Afghanistan could only happen by negotiating a truce.

In 2020, America and the Taliban signed a peace agreement. It promised that American and Nato forces would leave the country and the Taliban promised to prevent al-Qaeda from operating in areas of Afghanistan under their control.

In April 2021, US President Joe Biden announced that the remaining 2,500 US troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

"I've concluded that it's time to end America's longest war; it's time for American troops to come home," Biden said.

By the middle of August 2021, almost all international forces had left Afghanistan.

But the Taliban then quickly captured and gained control of major Afghan cities.

With the Taliban back in control, some people have been critical of the US and UK's withdrawal from Afghanistan, with others questioning the way the war was fought for 20 years.

But the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that soldiers who served in Afghanistan over the last twenty years, had succeeded in protecting the UK from terrorists.

"Our purpose in Afghanistan was simple - to protect the United Kingdom from harm - and you succeeded in that central mission."

Although British and American forces were able to evacuate thousands of people from Afghanistan, many more, who wanted to escape the country, were unable to.

The British ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Laurie Bristow, said: "We haven't forgotten the people who still need to leave [Afghanistan]. We'll continue to do everything we can to help them."

Now Britain, along with America and other countries, have said they will continue to check the situation in Afghanistan, where they will watch to see how the Taliban rule in the country and monitor whether Afghanistan becomes a base for terrorists again.

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9/11: How events 20 years ago changed Afghanistan forever - CBBC Newsround

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In 2001 a terrorist attack in the United States led to America, Britain and other countries invading Afghanistan. The country's rulers, the Taliban were removed from power and a new government was formed in the country. Now after 20 years of conflict, British and American troops have left Afghanistan and the Taliban has retaken control.

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Hunt for an original flag

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September 11 has become known also as a day of service. People around the country volunteer at

food banks, schools, home-building projects, park cleanups and other community events around

the anniversary.

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She helped finding people when the huge accident happend.

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The teacher shared a very shocking experience with her students, she also thinks that teenagers nowadays don't really know about the past and don't really care.

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The airport security increased a lot after 9/11. A lot more advanced technology was used to prevent another attack, such as metal detectors or banning certain product from a flight.

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September 11 has become a day of service. People volunteer at foodbanks, schools, park cleanups, building projects and other community events around September 11.

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Because it is the biggest historical event of their lifetimes. And it can't be forgotten.

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The dog has meet former presiden George H.W. Bush

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September 11 has become known also as a day of service. People around the country volunteer atfood banks, schools, home-building projects, park cleanups and other community events.

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The dog was flown in an airplane and picked up by a
luxury car. She was pampered at a fancy hotel near Central Park and given a birthday party fit for
humans.

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She find that important because she thinks that teenagers don't know about the past and maybe they also try to don't know.

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The American flag which was captured in the famous picture made on 9/11, had been lost for over a decade. In november 2014 a man named Brian turned up at an fire station with the flag. He said he got it as a gift. Decectives did multiple tests and it turned out to be the real flag.

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September 11 has become known as a day of service. People around the country volunteer at food banks, schools, home-building projects, park cleanups and other community events around the anniversary. Also it's a day of remembering the victims that were lost.

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It's important to teach about it because it was very bad what happend.

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Passengers arriving at airports were

greeted by armed military personnel.

Taking off your shoes before passing through security quickly became a requirement.

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On 11-09-2001 two planes were hyjacked by terrorist. The planes fly in the twin tower and destroyed the twin towers. A lot of people died and ididn't now how to game away off the twin towers. They did it, because they thoaght, when we do this mayby we have the same or even more power then America.

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The dog was a duo with a woman and she (the dog) helped with all kind's of rescue's and thing with the fire department. One time the dog didn't listen and went to a fireman and lay down with her head of his leg to confront the fireman.

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Corliss bought Bretagne at an age of 8 weeks. It took corliss 20 to 30 hours a week to train Bretangne to the top. In 2000 they became official members of Texas Task Force 1, Bretagne also became the first dog in the Cy-fair Volunteer fire department. On Sept 11 2001, Corliss and Bretagne where searching for living people. Bretagne is named a hero dog for searching for living people or victims of 9/11. In Bretagne her final years was she nominated for the hero dog award for an animal rights group in 2014. One time she returned to New York City for her Bretagne her birthday party.

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She helped to find people and met the president (George H.W bush)

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The twin Towers were a part from the seven buildings of the World Trade Center.
35.000 people worked in the towers, both towers had 110 floors, and people from every country from the whole world visited the towers.
But on 9/11 2001 it went wrong, 2 planes were hyjacked by terrorist, the planes fly in the towers and destroyed them. A lot of people died, and it was a horrible event.