It is not over for the thousands of Afghans whose lives were destroyed by 20 years of violence and war, and whose future seems increasingly grim. Nor is it over for many U.S. service members who sacrificed greatly in Afghanistan, or for their families. It is also not over for the prisoners who continue to languish without charge or trial at Guantánamo, and those who have suffered U.S. torture and abuse in the “global war on terror.”It is certainly not over for the 9/11 victims and families, who have been denied any justice for the murder of their loved ones. President Biden may wish to move beyond the post-9/11 era, but we have a long way still to go. We must look backward before we can move forward.

Source: New York Times August 18, 2021 16:05 UTC