Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with Robyn Curnow. Exactly 21 years ago, no one could believe that commercial airliners could become weapons of war but thats exactly what happened in the horrific attacks of 9 11, changed the course of history. In the coming hours, americans and indeed people around the world will pause to remember the enormous loss that day and reflect on what happened since. In New York, the epicenter of the attacks, the missing Towers'>Twin Towers are now replaced in the Manhattan Skyline by beams of white light. This Years Anniversary also coincides with the u. S. Ending its 20year War In Afghanistan that followed those attacks. Earlier, President Biden reminded americans of the resolve that emerged in the aftermath. We also saw something all too rare, a true sense of national unity. Unity and resilience, the capacity to recover and repair, in the face of trauma, unity in service, the 9 11 generation stepping up to serve and protect in the face of terror, to get those terrorists who were responsible. To show everyone seeking to do harm to america that we will hunt you down and we will make you pay. That will never stop. The attacks began early on september 11th, when it was over nearly 3,000 people had perished, and one of the most brazen Terror Attacks ever on u. S. Soil. The former secretary of homeland security, and u. S. Agency created in the wake of the attacks, today he is a trustee of the 9 11 Memorial And Museum and we spoke earlier with our Wolf Blitzer about whats changed since that date, and also what has not. It does seem as though things have come Full Circle in a 20year ark, doesnt it, wolf . But the circumstances are different. I was down on Ground Zero, the World Trade Center, today, this morning, and ill be there again tomorrow, for the observance. I try to go every year. Each year i go, which happens to be my birthday, it feels as though things have never changed. I am working today in the same law firm, in private law practice, that i was in 20 years ago, and i watched the Towers-collapse'>Towers Collapse from our midtown office that i work from now. Yet things have very different. 20 years ago there was no department of homeland security. Bin laden was alive. Since then we created the department of homeland security. I ended up leading it for three years. We got Bin Laden in 2011. Al qaeda has been degraded. Theyre no longer in the view of many including myself able to launch another large Scale Attack on our homeland here in the United States. But the Terrorist Threat has evolved. The taliban is back in control. There is now an organization called isisk, that is rising in prominence, and most of the Terrorist Threat here in the homeland, wolf, is domesticbased. Right wing violent extremism. And if you would ask me today 20 years later what are the top Security Threats to our nation, wolf, i would say Global Warming, Global Warming, Global Warming and that is the top priority, along with cyber security, cyber attacks on our nation on a daily basis, and domestic violent extremism. And we have to stay one step ahead of those threats. Every year, on 9 11, i believe we should mourn and remember those who died that day, the courage showed by passengers on flight united 93, for example, and never forget, but the world has changed, the threats against our homeland have changed. On this solemn anniversary many are still trying to flee afghanistan now that the country is back under control of taliban rule. A second Charter Flight carrying foreign nationals from there, since the u. S. Led evacuation ended last month. The u. S. State department has talked about the remaining american citizens who remain in the country. Arwa damon is following the stories, in istanbul and certainly 20 years on, it is becoming Full Circle, afghanistan remaining a focus 20 years ago as it is today. Reporter coming Full Circle, robin, in the worst imaginable way possible. In fact, many afghans are still struggling to come to terms with the reality that the taliban is back in power. Certain freedoms that they enjoyed over the last 20 years have just been ripped away from them, along with so many hopes and dreams for their own future. And this is something that defies logic to a certain degree. That on the very same day that those Towers came down, around the same time, that america declared its war on terror, it went to War In Afghanistan, now the very entity that it went to War Against is the one that controls afghanistan. And the great concern is has america, has the west really learned from the lessons of the past . And how is america and the west going to navigate this new reality forward, which of their morals are they going to be willing to compromise to ensure that afghanistan remains stable enough . And not stable enough for the afghan people to be able to prosper, but stable enough so that the west can believe that it is relatively speaking safe, that the Terror Threat at least has been contained. Because a lot of the rhetoric that we hear right now is centered about how to keep america safe, how to keep the west safe. Its not about how to keep afghans safe. And add to all of this, if we just look back over what happened in the last 20 years, and how all of these Terror Threats managed to emerge, grow, thrive, spread across the world, well, that really began to shift when the u. S. Shifted focus from afghanistan to iraq, based on botched misrepresented evidence. And by doing this, the United States created this perception, among many muslims, that it wasnt a war on terror, but rather, a war on islam. So with all of this, and all of the lessons learned, The Hard Lessons potentially learned over the last 20 years, what do you think Americas Status is in the region, particularly the view from where you are . Reporter americas moral compass no longer exists. America used to be viewed as this beacon of democracy, humanity to a certain degree, people really do want to believe in these concepts of democratic free societies. Thats not what is at stake here. But america, being a global leader, the worlds moral police, i mean america has such little standing at this stage. People dont believe what the United States says, because america over the course of the last 20 years is arguably, even before that, but really over the course of the last 20 years, has made so many promises. Whether deliberately, or implied them, that it quite simply has not stood behind, and especially with these wars that happened in afghanistan, and in iraq, with the rising toll among the civilian casualties, with the apparent disregard that the u. S. Does seem to have, when carrying out these wars, when it does come to civilian casualties, no matter what is said at the highest echelons of american power, there is this sense that america is actually not looking out for the interests of humanity as a whole, but quite simply for its own. No matter what the cost is to any other population. Arwa damon in istanbul, thank you for that. A woman who lost her husband in the 9 11 attacks is sharing her story, she was speaking on the phone as the first Plane Hit. He started to reflect a moment and said oh, my gosh, and i said what, whats wrong and he said oh, i think that plane, i see a plane, its going to hit the north Tower. And i said what . And he said im sorry, i shouldnt have told you that because you have just dont worry about it. We will have a full report of the Family Story about 20 minutes from now. And of course, there are several solemn events taking place to mark the Sl Septembe 11th attacks. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit the sites. There will be a Moment Of Silence the moment the first plane struck the World Trade Center. It will be followed by the annual reading of names. The city is also commemorating events with the annual tribute of light. Two beams of light projected into the sky to symbolize the Towers'>Twin Towers. There will also be a ceremony this morning at the pentagon, a flag will be unfurled on the West Side of the building, where american Airlines Flight 77 strike. A private observance will be held at the national Memorial Site also near shanksville, pennsylvania. Where united Airlines Flight 93 crashed. Join cnn as we honor the victims of these attacks. 9 11, 20 years later this saturday. Our coverage starts at 8 00 a. M. Eastern time, 1 00 in the afternoon if youre in london, right here on cnn. President Joe Biden standing firm also on his covid Vaccine Mandate, after republican governors threatened to sue his nation over the new requirements, the president s message to his opponents, that is next. And also, a gamble by french President Emanuel Macron appearing to be paying off in the fight against the pandemic. What the u. S. Can learn from his approach to vaccinations. I dont just play someone brainy on tv im an actual neuroscientist. And i love the science behind Neuriva Plus. Unlike ordinary memory supplements, Neuriva Plus fuels six key indicators of Brain Performance. More Brain Performance . Yes, please neuriva. Think bigger. Usaa is made for the safe pilots. Like mac. Who can come to a stop with barely a bobble. With usaa safepilot, when you drive safe. 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This is a president who has acknowledged in the past he does not have the authority to force this on anybody. And this order would result potentially in millions of americans losing their jobs. In his first remarks since unveiling new proposals to vaccinate more americans, the president pushed back on gop resistance. Particularly some of the republican governors have been so cavalier with the health of these kids. So cavalier with the health of their communities. Reporter for those threatening to sue, biden offered these three words. Have at it. Reporter still the move is a significant shift for the president who was once hesitant to impose any mandates. No, i dont think it should be mandatory. I wouldnt demand it be mandatory. I will do everything in my power as president of the United States to encourage people to do the right thing. Reporter nine months later, the pandemic is still raining Out Of Control and a new Cnn Poll found that 56 of people now approve of Bidens Hand Link the pandemic a 10 Point Drop from 66 in april. And the president s top aids are not ruling out requiring vaccinations for domestic flights within the u. S. Asked about this on friday, two of the president s top advisers said they were not taking any measures off the table, and one said they would continue to look at options that they believe could help save lives. Kaitlan collins, cnn, the white house. Joining me now is jessica levinson, a professor of law at Loyola Law School and host of the Passing Judgment podcast. Good to see you. I want to get your take on this. From a legal standpoint, where do you think this mandate is the most vulnerable . So i think the mandate actually is not vulnerable. I would actually like to start with that, by saying in terms of whether or not its vulnerable, i think it stands on pretty strong grounds. Where is it the most, i would use the word maybe not vulnerable but new, its sweeping, we have never used osha, we have never used the power of the federal government, to mandate vaccines for this many people before. That doesnt mean that its legally weak. It just means weve never seen osha, for instance, that was established 50 years ago, impose Vaccine Mandates to this extent. And its new, but that doesnt mean its illegal. Who would have the standing then to challenge this . Yeah, i think the most likely group would be employers, who would say look, youre reaching into my private business, youre going too far, i want to conduct my company, or my corporation, the way i want to. Thank you. Basically get out of my life. But we know that companies have plenty of federal regulations on them. And in this case, i think with the biden administration, what the biden administration is doing is so smart, theyre funneling essentially these Vaccine Mandates as part of workplace protections. Saying the way to get a safe workplace is to mandate vaccines. And theyre saying, look at the delta variant. Look at the number of hospitalizations. And look at how safe the vaccines are. Now, could this be put on hold . This is a really interesting one. Because whether or not it stands on strong legal grounds, we know has a slightly different question than can the kind of judge somewhere who could put this on hold, and the answer is, no, potentially, there would be a judge, who would go, i believe, against precedent, and say you know what, this looks like a federal government overreach, its not proper under the federal Governments Commerce Clause authority. Its too broad under oshas authority, and so were just going to push pause on this nationwide. You could see that, i dont think you will. But the president seems to be pretty confident, in fact, he kind of said Bring It On. So this is where he says listen, hes got a pretty good take here. I think the president s Bring It On really accomplishes two things. One, hes showing i think im on really strong legal footing, go back all the way back to 1904 when the Supreme Court said yes, states can mandate vaccines. Now thats different than whats happening here at the federal government. But we clearly have a long tradition in this country of mandating vaccines. But i think the other reason he said basically try me, see you in court, is because he wants to convey politically that he tried to be cautious, theres no more time for that, hes thin on patience, and it shows the employers he might want, who might want to challenge, this im serious. And it shows the governors who are balking at a lot of basic Safety Protocols that he wants to use every lever that he can as part of the federal Governments Power to make sure that people get vaccinated. Is this something that many employers are asking for . I suspect that there are a number of employers who are very happy to be able to get cover from the federal government, so that they dont have to be the ones to deal with whatever pushback might come from their employers. And they can say, look, my hands are tied, you saw what President Biden said, this is on strong legal footing, theres nothing else we can do, it really does throw a blanket of protection around the employers who wanted to take that next step, and were worried either about doing that for the culture of the office, or the, for the blowback they would get, or worried about legal challenges, and now they can say look, look to the federal government if you want to challenge this. Jessica levinson, thank you very much for joining us, good to speak to you, always good to have you on the show. Thank you. So france is the latest European Country to ban unvaccinated americans from entering. Like the u. S. Counterpart, french President Emanuel Macron has struggled to convince unvaccinated to get the vaccine and it is now one of the highest Vaccination Rates in the world. Reporter it was a Push Back in july, that made all the difference. We are extending the use of the Health Pass to push as many of you as possible to go and get vaccinated. Reporter within 24 hours, almost A Million appointments had been booked. With the Health Pass which shows whether youve been vaccinated or have had a Ptr Test within 72 hours, suddenly needed to enter restaurants, museum, cafes and bars and now extended to employees of any business that service the public. You have the choice, but you dont really have a choice. Either you get vaccinated, or you pay for your pay. Its a choice. Anna says she wasnt going to get vaccinated like 60 of those polled during frances second lockdown in december. For a long time, the United States was ahead of france in terms of the proportion of the population that had received at least one dose. Then in july, macron took a gamble. Just as Vaccination Centers were emptying, as Vaccine Hesitancy kicked in, and french hospitals were being overrun by the delta variant. They took the risk to say i will make the life of the nonvaccinated very difficult. Which is a very, very, very bad mistake. Reporter protests followed. One of the biggest came on july 31st, just a couple of weeks after macron made his speech. Across france, 204,000 people took to the streets, according to the interior ministry, but for all of the noise, the very same day, more stood in line for the injection. Most people understood that the alternative was yet another lockdown. It was saying to the french, she says, that if youre vaccinated, you can live like you used to. This Health Pass will give you your freedom back. Now, france has one of the best Vaccination Rates in the world. Over 62 . And despite the spread of the delta variant, Hospital Admissions have gone down. The line goes faster if another people are vaccinated, to sort of balance, with more people immunized. Macrons gamble depended his ability to act at a national level with strong executive powers and a solid parliamentary Majority None of which Joe Biden has on his side but the french model does show that with some encouragement, even the vaccine hesitant can be convinced that in the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic, individual liberties must end where collective responsibility begins. Melissa bell, cnn, paris. Thanks to melissa for that report. Still ahead on cnn, the political fate of Californias Governor will be decided in the coming days. We take a look at the Nationalism Cations this Recall Election could have if good Afternoon Newsom is voted out. Plus, the grief born on 9 11. 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So i want to show you the scene above the pentagon as America Marks 20 years since the 9 11 Terror Attacks, a Tower of lights is being projected into the sky, in remembrance of the lives lost when hijacked airliner crashed into the building. The World Trade Center in New York was the first target. Thats where most of the nearly 3,000 victims lost their lives. Among them, a husband and a father who worked on the top floor. Gary tuckman has a personal connection to the family and he shares their story. Reporter on the morning of september 11th, 2001, Lewis And Diane were excited getting ready to move into a renovated house in westchester county, New York. Diane, a friend of mine for more than 35 years, says her husband did not have to go to work that day. But felt it was important to just go in briefly for a morning meeting. Do you remember anything about him going to work that morning . Yes, because we were so giggly and silly. Reporter lewis was a senior Vice President of a fiduciary trust company, he worked on the 95th Floor of the Tower'>South Tower of the World Trade Center. He called diane from the office that morning asking if the movers had arrived. And then he started to reflect a moment and he said oh, my gosh, and i said what, whats wrong and he said oh, i think that plane, i see a plane, its going to hit the north Tower. And i said what . And he said im sorry, Shine Have told you that because you have the movers and youre just dont worry about it. Ill call you back. So he was afraid he was going to scare you. Yes. And he said he was going to call you back. And then he hung up. Then he hung up. Minutes later, she saw that plane did indeed fly into the north Tower. She was terrified. But knew her husband was in the Tower'>South Tower. 17 minutes later, though, the second Plane Hit. I froze. And then i kept saying, lewis knew, he saw the first plane, he must have gotten out. But he did not. 45yearold lewis was killed, he left behind diane and their 2yearold son. A son who shares his fathers first name. Lewis sam. Who is today a 22yearold College Student at colorado state university, majoring in Interior Architecture and design. Do you have any memory of your father at all . No, i dont. Do you feel like you were cheated, that you have no yes for sure. Diane remembers waiting until lewis was about four to try to explain what happened to his father. And i said daddy went to work and a Plane Hit his Building And Daddy died very quickly. And so that became how he understood how his dad died. When lewis was in first grade, he wrote this in class. My dad died, he was in a building, and a plane crashed into the building, and he couldnt get out. He is an angel now. But he is in my heart now. But i love him. Diane says her little sons words and actions back then helped sustain her. I remember so many times, just he said mommy, i said yes, i need a hug. This week, diane is visiting her son at college, and she and lewis invited me to watch Home Videos of Father And Son taken a few months before 9 11. Mommy. Mommy. Right. Your mom was tellings that you there are a lot of things that you do, the way you look, that remind you of your father. How does that make you feel . It makes me feel great. It makes me feel connected to someone that i basically never knew, but its really, its very Heart Warming for me. Diane has never remarried. She still wears her engagement ring. Are you happy today . I am. I think despite the horrible tragedy that happened to me, and to my mother, i think ive overcome and persevered, and i am a really happy person today. Are you, diane . I am happy. You know what . My guess is, your husband, your father, would be happy that youre happy. Yeah. Yes. Gary tuckman, cnn, ft. Collins, colorado. So powerful. And nothing of course telling the story of what happens on 9 11 better than hearing it from people like that. People who lived through it, and feel its impact today. From the survivor who dug his way out of the rubble, at the World Trade Center, to the muslimamerican woman who worried what america would be like for her yet unborn children. More than a dozen people have shared their stories in their own words, and a special interactive section on our web site. Do go find it. Its cnn. Com. And coming up, voters in California Head to the polls on tuesday. To decide if Governor Gavin Newsom will keep his job. Recent polls suggest a majority of californians want newsom to stay, but if he doesnt, the consequences will be felt far beyond the golden state, as Michael Holmes explains. Reporter the first question on the ballot is simple. Should California Governor good Afternoon Newsom be removed from office . In tuesdays Special Election recall, california voters choose yes or no. If more than 50 mark yes, the leader of americas most Populist State would be outseated, making Him One of only three governors in u. S. History to leave their post in this way. Good morning brothers and sisters. Governor newsom is trying to convince voters he should keep his job. Are we going to vote no on this recall . And a stark threat to the democratic governor that began as a challenge from state republicans. In june of last year, newsoms opponents received approval for a petition to outseat him, in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic, Governor Newsom was seen in november at the Dinner Party of a prominent lobbyist wearing no mask, while publicly he was telling residents to mask up and stay indoors. Newsom apologized, but backlash after that incident may have been pivotal in the petitions success. Republicans collected more than 1. 7 million signatures. Enough to trigger a Recall Election in california. Soon, the campaigning began. You are being betrayed. You are being used to. Newsoms chief opponent is this man. Larry is a 69yearold conservative Talk Show Host turned political candidate, he is vowing to roll back Californias Coronavirus restrictions, and Repeal Mask and Vaccine Mandates. Im not sure the scientists have that at all and young people are not likely to contract the coronavirus. If i had known there would be so many people, i would have prepared something to say. Elders candidacy has been seen as somewhat controversial in california, in part with his views on race and women. He has also been accused of domestic violence. An allegation he denies. I have always felt that minorities women, complain too much about racism and sexism. Still among 40 of newsoms challengers, all hoping to become challengers next Governor But Newsom has strong support from some of his parts most prominent members clug the u. S. President and Vice President. They think if they can win in california, they can do this anywhere. Supporters are framing the Special Election as a challenge to liberal values across the country. Democrats fear that should newsom lose, the impact could be far reaching. Potentially encouraging republicanled recalls in other states. And even jeopardizing the Partys Control of the u. S. Senate. As tuesday nears, democrats and republicans in the state and across the country will have to wait and see how many say yes and how many say no in californias Recall Election. Michael holmes, cnn. Coming up on cnn, air canada, with a hockey nation, for cheers of the tennis playing daughters, a preview of the u. S. Womens open final, that is next. Also, we are tracking this monster, Super Typhoon heading to taiwan. The latest from the weather center. My hygienist cleans with a round head. So does my oralb my hygienist personalizes my cleaning. So does my Oralb Oralb delivers the wow of a professional clean feel every day. Joke djokovic is one win away from a Grand Slam title, beating Alexander Zrevev on germany in five sets on friday to reach the finals of the u. S. Open. Djokovic beat the other finalists, Daniel Medvedev of russia and the World Number one would accomplish the calendar Grand Slam, with the australian open, the french open, wimbledon, and the u. S. Open in the same year. No man has done that since 1969. And as for the womens final on saturday, it is the Cinderella Battle of two teenaged sensations, 19yearold Leyla Fernandez of canada, takes on 18yearold emma, who plays for Great Britain where she was raised and born in canada as well. Paula newton has more from the canadian capital on what has become a source of national pride. On the u. S. Open courts, Cool Canada is on fire. The newest unlikely heroes on the Hard Court are inspiring fans back home and beyond. Im very proud of dan. First, to 19yearold Leyla Fernandez, an unseeded finalist, virtually unknown, now im bedded in many hearts in her northern homeland. Canadian Prime Minister tweeted, he caught some of the womens Semifinal Match before he took the stage in a national political debate. Basketball hall of famer and fellow canadian Steve Nash cheered from her Players Box and he praised, Magic Johnson called her captivating. She just turned 19 years old, a fresh face who is just able to pull out victories, not necessarily power, but with gile, with grains, with strategy and absolutely with brains, with strategy, and absolutely delightful to watch. There are more stunners from canada. Yes, canada. 21yearold felix augeraliassime, gutsy, composed, making it all the way to the semis. He and fernandez are all canadian kids, both the children of immigrants, and now symbols of the striving Cando Attitude thats becoming brand canada. And his mother is a Filipino Canadian and jorge fernandez, a former Soccer Player and an immigrant from ecuador is leylas father and coach. Look, there is no, you know, magical formula. Ive always been a very, very demanding and tough coach. So whenever we lose, we get back to work really hard. You know, and thats just kind of like a traditional thing, and you know, Old School thing. But for canada, this is a new thing. The Tennis Pedigree has been notable, but not like this. Canadas third semifinalist in the u. S. Open, gabi whose brazilian partner made the top four. And Fernandezs Championship Opponent was born in canada. Even the head of the u. S. Open had to confess you wont tell anyone im canadian, right . There must be something in the water up there . Fernandez not back, its the maple syrup. Whatever the secret, theres a new spirit to tennis from an unlikely cool place. Youre watching cnn. Coming up, Veets Nam and taiwan are already bracing themselves. Twin cyclones as you can see here are forecast to make land fall this weekend. One is a Super Typhoon, one of the strongest storms to hit this year, tracking for us is Kariya Mcginnis and give us a sense of what we can expect in the coming hours. It could be potentially devastating with the storm surge, looking at power outages, and infrastructure could be deeply impacted by the very heavy rainfall and the high winds that were expecting here. The entire religion across taiwan is seeing land here. And right now moving to the north and northwest, just about 15 kilometers per hour and it has winds associated with it at 100, or 260 kilometers per hour. Now, as it edges toward the coast, so it is interacting with land, it has weakened or decreased in intensity, slightly. It is still at Super Typhoon intensity. What can we expect . Going into the next several days, i think its its closest path to north central sections of taiwan will come about midday or mid afternoon on sunday. And then it enters its way toward shanghai. And keep in mind it is a little different now and showing it a little closer to shanghai, and the impacts here are going to be a little more significant. However, it is going to be weakening, as it moves into the higher latitude, the cooler water, and interaction with land, that will cause it to weaken just a little bit. But nonetheless, very powerful, across this region, and some areas could see 200, 300 millimeters of rainfall, so localized flooding is expected there. And then we take a quick look at hurricane larry, and moving across newfoundland and it could impact greenland with heavy snowfall. Okay, thanks for that update. Appreciate it. Youre watching cnn. We will be right back with much more on our 9 11 anniversary coverage. I see you found the snacks. Mmm, delicious i need this recipe. Everyone thinks i made them, but its actually dcon. What was that . Judy . Dcon. Mice love it to death. Tony here from creditrepair. 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You heard the voice of a female officer who was killed, when the Towers fell. 35 others have since died from illnesses related to that attack. Now, the horrific Attack Led to the u. S. War on terror, and invasions of not only afghanistan but also iraq. Our chief international Anchor Christianne Amanpour interviewed key Decision Makers that shaped what happened after 9 11 and looks at the u. S. Response to those attacks. A plane has crashed into one of the Towers of the World Trade Center. Incredibly, i did not see the Towers'>Twin Towers fall in realtime or on live television. I didnt see the attack of 9 11 because i was on assignment in the farflung West Africa Nation at war and cut off of the time of syria leone. So cnn immediately tried to extract me from there and send me back to london and the idea because we couldnt get into afghanistan at the time was to try to figure out what the u. S. And the allies would do, and i got an exclusive interview with then Prime Minister Tony Blair after the United States had said president bush, that war has been declared on us, nato declared article five for the first time in its history, i. E. , on behalf of the United States, an attack on one is an attack on all which meant they would respond to this Act Of War declared on the United States. I think that the whole of europe will stand with america on this. Because people know that what happened was not just aimed at america, it was aimed at all of us. Just about everybody hoped that it wouldnt come to war. They hoped they could persuade the taliban to give up osama Bin Laden. And avoid war. Of course that never happened. I had the opportunity to watch their rise through afghanistan. In april of 1996, i was in hurwat as they took over that western half an gan city. Today, it is ruled by the Islamic Fundamentalist Group known as the taliban. It refuses to negotiate with the kabul government, vowing only total military victory. Closing down girls schools is the talibans biggest blow, education is just for boys, they say. But now, boys dont get to go either because most of the teachers are women. Fast forward now, to november 2001, and Air Campaign by the United States and allies had ousted now osama Bin Laden, and the taliban. They were on the run. And here is the man who the west was pinning hopes of leading afghanistan, he was hamid karzai. Here we are in kandahar surrounded by tribal elders and leaders and in about a weeks time you will take the helm of the new afghanistan government, what is going through your head right now . It is an exciting time. It is a new beginning for afghanistan. If the world does not fit into afghanistan, if it leaves it weak, and basically a country in which one can interfere, all of these bad people will come again. But what truly sparked the beginning of the end of the right kind of american and other attention on afghanistan was the bush Administrations Determination to expand what was a legitimate response to an Act Of War to a global war on terror. Only this time, neither allies or adversaries it turns out like putin supported an expansion of this war. And on the eve of the iraq war, that would be march of 2003, i sat down with the french president , who explained why, and who in all of these years later, has been proven right and prophetic. We just feel that there is another option. Another way. Less dramatic way than war. On the eve of what looks like war, what do you have to say to president bush, who you call a friend . Translator i just want to tell him, that i dont share his views, that i dont approve of his initiative. What would have happened if they had taken his advice on the even of the 2003 war . A friend who was trying to tell them to give it a bit more time, find a bit more evidence, maybe they wouldnt have encountered this terrible debacle, and maybe they wouldnt have precipitously retreated and withdrawn, and you know, seen the rise of isis in iraq, which then took thousands more u. S. Troops to combat isis, and what would have happened if they hadnt withdrawn totally and chaotically from afghanistan . But they have. And the taliban is back. And in charge. 20 years later. Its come Full Circle. And it is actually a 180 degree circle. Certainly from what i witnessed. Back to hell. So good to get the perspective. Thanks for that. And please do join cnn, as we honor the victims of the 9 11 attacks, 9 11, 20 years later, starts at 8 00 a. M. Eastern time. Thats 1 00 in the afternoon in london. Right here, on cnn. And thanks for joining us. Im Robyn Curnow. You can follow me on twitter and on instagram, Robyn Curnow cnn. The news continues here on cnn. 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Go online to transfer your services in about a minute. Get started today. Two beams of light reaching into the sky in New York. A Haunting Reminder of this day 20 years ago when terrorists attacked america. And on this tragic anniversary an update on afghanistan where the taliban is once more in power after america ended its longest war. Live fro