Guantanamo detainees, about the horrors inflicted on them. I was begging to go to the tunnel because what ive seen and witnessed in belgrade was so destructive to this day. I havent, i cant sleep. I give Head Month said 25. 00 days, which is americas legacy. Their strong sabotaged equipment, a Country Pool to avoid Steel And Control of the taliban. 20 years later, america, fleas ive got to stand and Disgrace And Defeat as it correspond, describes the war on terror of fail to achieve any of its flame, the gold. Instead, leaving behind the trail of destruction, africa. This give us only us invasion in 34 provinces of afghan stone. There was peace 20 years ago and it was a war. But the u. S. Economic gain. The americans came to ganeth stand because they wanted to exploit our resources for people like us became their slaves. And when they left they took everything with them. Ah, the good evening from oscaR This saturday september, the 11th 2021. You want me to international with me, kevin, and today marks the 20th anniversary of the worst Terror Attack in modern history. When u. S. Planes were hijacked and flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and New York, claiming the lives of almost 3000 people. An employee of our company these days was an eye witness. Back then to those horrendous attacks and remembered the day with a shiver. He ran onto the streets of new York City with his video camera, the 1st Plane hit for all these years. Hes not been able to find the strength to watch that footage that he took until it over into the the i knew something was terribly wrong and i immediately wanted to get out there. And for some reason i, i wanted to grab my camera, i put on my skates, and i, by the time i got my skates on this one of the towers had fallen already. And i was just so unbelievable. And so i, i ran outside and they were already crowds of people outside gathering. I just felt i needed to, i wanted to document that i wanted to to be able to, to see it, you know, and, and its funny that because i ditch, shoot some video and i couldnt look at it later. I, i never looked at it. I put in a box and i just put it away. Yeah. The 1st thing i remember was a commercial airline. I had flown overhead and everybody just screamed and thought it was coming down also. And Everybody Sort of ran for cover. And then you could see people on them and they were just walking with just the last 4 can her eyes and i was just very unbelievable. And then you saw the plume of smoke that was once like the towers and you looked at that and you just couldnt believe that that that Sky Line was gone. I think everybody was just in disbelief at the time. I remembeR The smell that came oveR The, the city. It was this horrible smell that smell like, i mean, i dont, i can only describe it as Metal And Flesh and it was so strong that you can taste it in your mouth. And we were all wondering if we were going to get sick from this the you know, doesnt seem like 20 years ago. All of a sudden and yeah, you think you lose these emotions and, and they just seems theres always that there somewhere. And they and they come up, you know, i think about it, i think about my friends threw off their family, their friends. I know a lot of people that have lost loved ones and it was just a constant funeral. Basically. Whats the name after name after name of people who died . And we saw their life stories on tv. And it was just never ending funeral in New York for a law. The media was constantly bombarding us days later with a message that we should live our lives like normal to show that we beat this, but i was angry. Weight power. Excuse me. I was angry because the people saying were in big white houses for a lot of security and they were saying to go with our lives and we had to walk around and we were afraid to go in public places like times square. We just never knew what was going to happen at that point. And i remember, you know, thinking im going to bring my son into the world. You know, what kind of world is this going to be . And, and that scared me, john burns reliving what he saw the 1st time that fateful day. The 911 tragedy led to the american war on Terror And Invasion of afghanistan. And now with the us troops out to the country, he continues to scrutinize. They had rick impact, but campaigns had all the lives of civilians and soldiers alike. In a special series of reports called on heard voices, we tell you the stories of those directly affected by the long running conflict, including one of the men who went through the terrace of the guantanamo bay prison. The will use all tools at our disposal and killed our children for United States was bringing people to the site. It was a pointless exercise. 53 year old was a bag lives in britain. These days he works for a prisoner Rights Organization and doesnt look like somebody who lived through the experience of america was prison practices. But he knows about that all too well. I had to stop telling myself that im a father. I my son, im a husband. That im a human being, i thought a whole myself what i had been told and i was and that was my number 558 was my number and on time i in room in may 2002. I was interrogated by the c i and the F B i and they threatened if i did not corporate to send me eitheR To egypt, syria, to be furtheR Tortured with us or you were the enemy. Theres no in between. And that dr. Still stand ah, in. I think its quite cleaR To meet the united States Response to the terrible acts of, of 911 was vengeance. The war on terror is not a police operation. Its a military operation. Why they picked from me . It wasnt just me. They picked on everyone who knows if anybody prepared to hand you oveR To conflict, talk to you. You know, i live the pakistan is the enemy overwrite and im my terrorist and im a deal national. They handed me oveR To the americans without any legal process for me. I was held for a year in 2002 to 2003. And i saw 2 individuals beaten to death by american soldiers. These terrorists played by a whole set of different rules. Its going to force us in your words to get me 30 and nasty in ordeR To take them. I will use ouR Tools at our disposal, the boys a few bad apples. Isolated incident one by one. The terrorists are learning the meaning of american justice. To me displace a Pit Demise what United States was doing in afghanistan. They were bringing people to this Torture Sight afghans for africa and abusing them outside of the rule of law and then allowing some of them to go back home and they would go home and tell people what the americans did. By the time i dr. Guantanamo i was begging to go to one tunnel because what ive seen and witnessed in background was so destructive to this day. I havent, i cant sleep. Oh, i. Ready several of us was sent to one tunnel. Several taliban members who now heads of various departments in the government were tortured. We were stripped, we were beaten with speck upon. We were humiliated photographs. This was taken during this period of time, they had a sound, a woman in the next room that led me to believe with my wife being tortured a Wave Picture of my children in front of me and asked me where do you think they are now, what do you think happened to them . The lightning took your way . And of course, what they wanted me to do was cosign a confession that i was a member of Al Qaeda, which i was not. And this was, id say, stand it. I got it. I think i got it betteR Than a lot of the other prisoners i me. Ah, so this is the hon made calendaR That i made when i was in tunnel. I thought that perhaps if i counted the days that it will be easier. But when the days tended 2 weeks and months, and then 2 years, i realized that it was just futile. When i received such letters from my children who are very young at the time, its actually made it worse to look at the calendar and start to count down the days my children growing up without me. And every day, without them, with a stabbing heart. And they would come sporadically, they had to be vetted uncensored by the us censorship. My daughter who was 6 at the time, wrote a poem 12345, once i caught official life. And they redacted that because they said that has numbers and a numbers could mean some sort of a code. So it was that kind of nonsensical reduction disconnecting from the idea oF Being a father, ironically and sadly, but also my own personal faith. My belief in god my reading the koran and again inexpensively becoming friends with several of the american soldiers who would bring me little snippets of inclination sometime next week in a chocolate. Sometime maybe we can a Dvd Player and show me a film. Lexus humanity that i have never forgotten to this day. And i think i left on time to move. Not hating america because of those soldiers. Me messages directly from some american soldiers who say that this has been a, a waR That has destroyed us as individuals sold. Ive spoken to told you that they cannot leave at night. So i am in no doubt about the, the effect of this war, not just on the individuals, but on the nation as a whole of whom the soldiers are representative. Me has gone to the Shop And Unity types destroyed. The United States produced a senate to report on torture, but not a single person was bought for charges foR These crimes. Recently, i gave evidence the international criminal court foR Their investigations of abuses by americans. And i got a sense that they were investigating the United States, the national army and the taliban. The only ones who responded by threatening the international criminal court was the United States of america. They said that we will sanction all members of the national court. We will arrest any members of the icpc who come to the usa or elsewhere the want to investigate us. I think the United States of america needs to step back. If it wants to help any of any assistance to the people who understand its got in the position to negotiate those conditions. It has, it has been an aggressor. The taliban already made gestures towards russia towards china to its the wrong to its pakistan to within an easier would be like states and britain in particular. I think the feeling very upset because this is a defeat. Its a military defeat. However, you want to look at it and that imperial hubris, as it were, will not allow them to say that we need to move forward and continue within negotiations that we began in doha, that they cannot be any more saber rattling. Its no good foR The african people with bad credit thats with the britain or america. Youve really got to find a way forward show that they will be hearing more from those. His lives were changed forever by americans. Longest florida, special coverage called and heard voices. The 911 attack set in motion what the u. S. Cold and the war on terror with Al Qaeda being the initial target. 20 is all americans efforts dont seem to have put much of a dent though in the global terror network. With Al Qaeda, joined by new generation of terrorists, the war on terror is also wrote mass destruction on a loss of life in countries hit by americas rough, as well as blanket global surveillance. Last month, the world watched as the us pulled out of africa, started chaos. Leading to the total victory of the taliban. Senior correspondent next looks at what went wrong in americas longest military operation. And 2001. It began with, with largest and pub invade of gather, start to fight for freedom to fight terrorism and make the world a better place. 19 years, 10 months and 25. 00 days on. This is americas legacy. Theyre stored and sabotaged equipment, a Country Board to ruin and still in control of the tallow. But that is the ultimate tragedy of the afghan war at was entirely and violently pointless. Years and years of an obliging little questioning media. Fooled billions into believing that there was progress that america could win to her with the taliban. To taliban fled to the end of the taliban. Taliban leadership on the run. And now the question is, how do you handle that success . Ah, with it wasnt supposed to be this way. The taliban wasnt supposed to sweep the country in me a weeks, the pentagon spent a decade preparing to leave of got to start. And even when ready foR This, together with our allies, we will complete our mission. There, by the end of this year, i announced a timeline for drawing down our forces. We are working to finally and americas longest war. And its time to end forever more the the americas proudest movement of the afghan War Wasnt supposed to be a humiliating evacuation. And the guns of the taliban. But it was there is absolutely nothing else to celebrate. The United States ended 20 years of war and can stand the longest war in american history. We completed one of the biggest air lists in history with more than 120000 people evacuated to safety. No nation, no nation has ever done anything like it in all history. The only the United States had the capacity in the will believe you to do it and we did it today. Where was the afghan army, where it was the west and backed government . Where did all the money go . The United States sunk more than a 100000000000. 00 into rebuilding of gather stock for reference adjusted for inflation. That is more that the United States spent on the Marshall Plan to rebuild europe after World War 2. And the tragedy of it is that for a civilian the side from all the american weapons of the taliban pads, berries almost no evidence that any of that money ever passed through here from broken roads that lead to nowhere to abandon the hospital from twisted contractors and corrupt leaders, again, this time could arguably be called the largest Money Laundering Operation in human history. The United States is also committed to playing a leading role in the reconstruction of afghanistan. Ah, in i tell him in now has more black hawk helicopters and 85 percent of countries in the world. Me and i still exist in our growing stand and eventually they enquire with me, ah, the americans stuck it out again the cal that in charge with most more weaponry than theyve ever had in the past. At a bordeR That is, the taliban now controls more of the country than it did before. The us invaded its new government the field with what dynamo, bay, inmates, and terror least, Majority Dean who even have american bounties on their heads. What washington achieved was the absolute opposite of what it intended. Bombing at Capital Airport during the evacuation epitomized the afghan war, a senseless act, devoid of reason which needlessly cut short so many lives. We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down to make you pay. Weve heard the same promise before 20 years ago when america was united, and when it thought that it could change the world. But it thought it was invincible. And when the people believed a president s promise more, i guess the F R T couple of gotta start who he spoke to people who might capital following the pentagon, bedroll, and discovered how 20 years of occupation have taken theiR Toll. When i was at school, i said my targets in live but, but unfortunately now it looks like, oh my dreams have vanished much, i can achieve those goals. And were worried about our studies and the prospect of finding work. Many of my classmates have left against mr. Malott, i still hope to regain some kind of normal life, but looks difficult. In 34 provinces of afghanistan on, there was peace 20 years ago. It was a war by the us economic gain. We have won our freedom by sacrificing the blood of many people. The countries back contract now, the americans came to ganeth stand because they wanted to exploit our resources. They brought their allies with them. Poor people like us became their slaves and when they left they took everything with them. Look what they did to our airport. In the last 20 years, a lot of money has flowed into afghanistan, but not to all people. Members of the Lead Class built up their properties and businesses. Ordinary people got nothing. I can tell you a new episode about hes going underground sho, get reaction from the taliban spokes, person to western leaders, boasting about their achievements in this country. If you want to watch the full program, its showing lateR Today and our channel. I have to us, whats it like now talking foR The taliban government . I know that Boris Johnston here in london said britain. Western forces should be proud of the legacy in afghanistan. Whats it like to be the spokesperson of the new afghan government . How one should be prouder oR The region of other countries . Every one say that country will be proud. It is not an actual we crowder, we have done because what we did, it was part of the liberation up or county or ending occupation, michigan. That that he ever saw. This has action or not. There are other countries, the other call really do and destroy hundreds of 1000. Okay, how does people and we are all right proud of this. So i think there was a comma or spoke with peter obrien, the former chief political commentator in britain. This daily Telegraph Newspaper tell me believes the war on terror goals, and ive got to stop change from fighting terrorism to Nation Building. One of the voices from the, from the white house of 20 years ago was which we were listening to a while ago was of course, this was a kind of terrorism operation. We were going to go and the america was going to go and add, take on those who carried out the atrocity of 911. 00. Im sorry, some stage the project. Youre not going to stand did. Why didnt to what they originally said wasnt going to happen. Which was a Nation Building or any re, re, ethanol, mason, social Reconstruction Allocation and so on. And that is the project which is obviously come to grief foR Time come to greet. You cant deny that this is been a traumatic courage to the people of afghanistan at the occupation went on too long, and i think we surrender. We the west surrender some of the values of, of fatness and decency, the killings of families and children and so on. The top, if it gives them the cost of the war on Terror Isnt limited to foreign countries is sweeping the surveillance targets us citizens themselves. We particular discrimination of muslims in america. Hes kind of moping has more on that been 20 years and the war on terror began the the with the the the now its hard to measure whether or not terror has been defeated. What human rights, civil liberties theyve certainly taken. I have the blow. RemembeR The patriot act, that law, they said was absolutely necessary in ordeR To keep us safe. Mat lifted restrictions on government spying, allowing for wiretapping and creating harsher penalties foR Those considered to be potential terrorists. Only one us sen opposed it back. Then i recognize fully that this is a different world with different technologies, different issues, and different threats. Yet we must examine every item that is proposed in response to these events. To be sure that we are not rewarding these terrorists and weakening ourselves by giving up the cherished freedoms that they seek to destroy. Later came the revelations of edward snowden, showing the 911 had opened the dooR To violations of our privacy. Breaking news this evening is the identity of a man who sent the Obama Administration into defend and explain mode this week. His name is edward snowden. Edward snowden, reportedly has the blueprint documents of how our countrys national secrete Security Agency operates Documents Leak by n. S a contractor. And would snowden reveal details of a secret Intelligence Sharing Agreement that shows the u. S. Government handed over intercepted communications containing phone calls and emails of us citizens that didnt lead to the law being overturned. Top officials still insist that its necessary for Government Success in preventing another catastrophic attack on the american homeland would have been much more difficult if not impossible, without the u. S. A patriot act. Amid all the government, spying, it was necessary to find them animated. The muslim community was soon in the cross hairs targeted by Law Enforcement was thing and entrapment. All done supposedly to keep us safe from another 911. The Patriot Tech was the stepping stone for became open season on american muslims. There are no rules. The government just said, lets go up to moves, limbs for war on terror, created the perfect atmosphere for racism, discrimination clamped downs on civil liberties and government spying. Its been 20 years that war continues with all its Fear And Manipulation with no end in sight. Caleb martin, R T New York. For more perspective on 911 on the off to me off we had to R T Dot Com for Analysis And Opinion by those on the front lines. Including point in to come by a former marine Corps Intelligence Operative on 2 decades of lessons not learned. Find it all at R T Dot Com. But for now, here in moscow it R T h q. This saturday evening, the 11th of september. My name is kevin, thanks for watching programs the