The War on Terror, 25 years later: Did it make us safer? | DW News

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Al-Qaida's founder is long dead, but jihadist networks now stretch from Kabul to Lagos. Afghanistan fell back to the Taliban, and Iraq's and Syria's ISIS camps just emptied into chaos. DW traces 25 years of the War on Terror with an expert asking: "Did the world get safer — or did the threat just move? DW talks to: Hans-Jakob Schindler – Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Stephanie Savell – Director, Costs of War Project Amer Sabaileh – General Manager, Triageduepuntozero Think Tank Agha-Nwi Fru – Executive Director, Sembe #DWGeopolitics 0:00 Did the War on Terror make the world safer? 0:47 9/11 and the start of the war on terror 1:45 Afghanistan: 20 years of nation-building and war 5:56 The fall of Kabul and the Taliban's return 8:58 Iraq, state collapse, and the rise of ISIS 11:43 West Africa: Boko Haram, JNIM, and the new terror frontline 16:14 From terrorists to heads of state 17:47 Conclusion: safer for whom? For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en

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