Where were you on September 11, 2001? The deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil was decades in the making. In this video, we trace the key events—from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and U.S. support for the Mujahideen, to the rise of al-Qaeda and the Gulf Wars—that set the stage for 9/11 and reshaped our world.

⏱ Video Chapters

• 1979: Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan & U.S. Mujahideen Aid

• 1988: Birth of al-Qaeda and Its “Base” Ideology

• 1990–1991: Gulf War & U.S. Troops in Saudi Arabia

• Jihad vs. Fatwa: How Bin Laden Justified Terror

• 1993: World Trade Center Garage Bombing

• 1998: Kenya & Tanzania Embassy Attacks

• Cruise Missile Retaliation—Why Bin Laden Escaped

• 2000: USS Cole Suicide Strike

• 1996 & 1998: Bin Laden’s Declarations of War

• 9/11 Timeline: Four Planes, Two Towers, Pentagon & Flight 93

• War on Terror: Afghanistan Invasion (Oct 7, 2001)

• Homeland Security, TSA & the Patriot Act

• 2003: Iraq War, WMD Claims & the Rise of ISIS

• 2011: Operation Neptune Spear—Killing of Bin Laden

• Aftermath: Global Security, Surveillance & Civil Liberties

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