Here & Now

The 19th Anniversary of 9/11

Zac Schultz:

Finally tonight, some context for this anniversary of 9/11. It was 19 years ago today that terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Less than a month later, we were at war in Afghanistan. That war is still ongoing. Just this week, the military announced another troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The U.S. is expected to be down to 4500 troops on the ground by November. Around 3,000 people died in the 9/11 attacks. Currently, that many people are dying from the coronavirus every three days.