Afghanistan and 9/11 (Hardcover)

Afghanistan has been ravaged politically and militarily for over 22 years and the bleak fortunes of the country took another turn on 9/11 when two jetliners flew into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York. Soon began the war against terror but has that war been won? US bomber aircraft carriers have stopped circling the skies above Afghanistan and Forensic experts are still carrying out DNA tests on the countless samples that were picked up from the caves in Tora Bora to answer the crucial question of whether Osama Bin Laden is dead or alive. President George W. Bush had promised to smoke him out and deliver justice but over a year into the battle it is clear that irrespective of Osama’s fate, a lot still needs to be done vis-a-vis the war against terror. Afghanistan and 9/11 journeys through the ruins of the Twin Towers and through the battle-torn country to take a close look at what the 11 September attacks have in store for Afghanistan. Is the Taliban a spent force? Has the Al Qaeda been contained? Is Afghanistan finally back on the road to peace? Afghanistan and 9/11 answers the critical questions.