Nihilistic attacks set in train a disastrous chain of events

For a quarter century, the US has drone-struck weddings, abducted and tortured people at black sites and blown up fishermen, spreading terror in the name of fighting it

As the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, we want to hear from readers about where you were and what you remember of that historic moment in 2001

This act of terror made us all suspicious of each other, where people’s looks, accents and clothes acquired a political meaning