Inside 9/11

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan turned radical Muslims into mujahideen, holy warriors ready to die for their faith.

How did al-Qaeda manage to outmanoeuvre US intelligence by placing four undetected militants on a course to learn how to fly commercial aircraft?

On the morning of September 11, 2001, nineteen al-Qaeda militants seized control of four passenger jets. Chilling audio recordings from the planes reveal the horror.

While the Twin Towers were burning, a third aircraft smashed into the Pentagon. The US mourned its dead, and the West identified its deadly foe: Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda.