# 25 years after 9/11, al Qaeda remains a threat – even as Washington looks away

https://mins.news/en/item/54741

- France 24, 2026-09-11 14:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260911-25-years-after-9-11-al-qaeda-remains-threat-washington-looks-away-counter-terrorism

> A quarter-century after the deadliest terrorist attacks in US history, al Qaeda’s branches have shifted away from Osama bin Laden’s global jihad toward regional insurgencies. Their operations still destabilise areas from the Sahel to Afghanistan, while critics say Washington has forgotten the lessons of 9/11.

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