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25 Years After 9/11, Taliban Rules Afghanistan With US Weapons

A quarter-century after the attacks that sparked a 20-year war, former diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad warns of renewed terror threats as the Taliban governs with American gear.

6 publishers · 12 articles · first seen 7 Sept 2026 · updated 42d ago

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6 publishers have covered this in 12 articles since 7 Sept 2026. CBS News published first, on 7 September at 23:57 UTC; NPR Health followed 13h 04m later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 12 September at 12:46 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: CBS News (major outlet), NPR World (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), Times of India, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, Fox News World.

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  1. CBS NewsTaliban using U.S. weapons 5 years after withdrawal
  2. CBS News25 years after 9/11, Taliban rules Afghanistan again, but with U.S. firepower
  3. NPR HealthWhatever happened to the Taliban threat: 'We will flog the women'?
  4. Times of IndiaOsama bin Laden had Taliban rival assassinated 2 days before 9/11 attack
  5. NPR World'I'll never trust them again': Some Afghans who helped the U.S. post-9/11 regret it
  6. Times of IndiaBefore 9/11, US knew Bin Laden was a threat. India-Pakistan tensions were the bigger worry
  7. CBS NewsLook back: 9/11, Osama bin Laden, and a safe haven in Afghanistan
  8. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines25 years after 9/11, al Qaeda remains a threat – even as Washington looks away
  9. Fox News WorldAmerica built a fortress after 9/11. Then the threat started hiding in plain sight
  10. NPR WorldThe other side of 9/11: Afghans reckon with America's long shadow
  11. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraA stable Afghanistan post 9/11 is in US interests says former US diplomat
  12. Times of India25 years after 9/11, al-Qaida and terror camps have returned to Afghanistan: US

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  1. A stable Afghanistan post 9/11 is in US interests says former US diplomat Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  2. The other side of 9/11: Afghans reckon with America's long shadow NPR World ·
  3. Look back: 9/11, Osama bin Laden, and a safe haven in Afghanistan CBS News ·
  4. 'I'll never trust them again': Some Afghans who helped the U.S. post-9/11 regret it NPR World ·
  5. Whatever happened to the Taliban threat: 'We will flog the women'? NPR Health ·
  6. 25 years after 9/11, Taliban rules Afghanistan again, but with U.S. firepower CBS News ·
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  1. Taliban using U.S. weapons 5 years after withdrawal CBS News ·
  2. 25 years after 9/11, al-Qaida and terror camps have returned to Afghanistan: US Times of India
  3. America built a fortress after 9/11. Then the threat started hiding in plain sight Fox News World
  4. 25 years after 9/11, al Qaeda remains a threat – even as Washington looks away France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
  5. Before 9/11, US knew Bin Laden was a threat. India-Pakistan tensions were the bigger worry Times of India
  6. Osama bin Laden had Taliban rival assassinated 2 days before 9/11 attack Times of India

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