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Five Years After 9/11: Accomplishments and Continuing Challenges

The Evolving Threat of Terrorism

Accomplishments
  • Deprived al Qaeda of sanctuary in Afghanistan
  • No subsequent catastrophic attack on American territory
  • Eliminated significant al Qaeda leadership
  • Forged strong international intelligence cooperation
  • Constrained terrorist financing

Continuing Challenges
  • Rise of autonomous “self-starter” cells
  • Metastasized jihadist threat
  • Bin Laden and Zawahiri still at large
  • Failure to create enduring security in Afghanistan and Iraq

 

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