Turning Point: 9/11 And The War On Terror May 2026

: On September 11, 2001, nineteen Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial planes, striking the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, while a fourth crashed in Pennsylvania.

is a five-part Netflix documentary series that explores the historical roots of the September 11 attacks and the two-decade-long global conflict that followed. Released in 2021 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the attacks, the series serves as a critical retrospective on how the U.S. response reshaped global geopolitics. Historical Origins and the 9/11 Attacks Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

: Domestically, 9/11 led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act , which significantly expanded surveillance powers. : On September 11, 2001, nineteen Al-Qaeda terrorists

The series traces the origins of the conflict back to the 1980s, specifically the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. It details how U.S. support for the Mujahideen inadvertently helped create the foundation for Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. response reshaped global geopolitics