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Trump marks his 3rd 9/11 anniversary with war still raging

8:30 pm September 11, 2019

Washington: Donald Trump marked his third 9/11 anniversary as president on Wednesday amid his growing frustration about what he calls the “endless war” in Afghanistan, where al-Qaida conceived the deadly 2001 attacks. It has been 18 years since al-Qaida hijackers commandeered four US commercial airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon […]

New York remembers 9/11 attacks, 18 years on

8:26 pm September 11, 2019

New York: New York honored Wednesday the almost 3,000 people killed on September 11, 2001 in a solemn ceremony at Ground Zero where hijacked Al-Qaeda planes brought down the Twin Towers. Relatives of victims, police officers, firefighters and city leaders gathered at the National September 11 Memorial to mark the 18th anniversary of the deadliest […]

Rocket blast at US Embassy in Kabul on 9/11 anniversary

3:07 am September 11, 2019

KABUL, Afghanistan: A rocket exploded at the US Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States, but officials at the compound declared all-clear about an hour later and reported no injuries. A plume of smoke rose over central Kabul shortly after midnight and sirens could be […]

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Large explosion heard near US Embassy in Kabul on 9/11 anniversary

2:02 am September 11, 2019

KABUL, Afghanistan: A large explosion has been heard in Afghanistan’s capital near the US Embassy shortly after midnight on the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States. A plume of smoke rose early Wednesday over Kabul. An embassy employee reached by phone confirmed the blast but had no details. It would be the […]

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