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My father, fearing bigotry-driven violence, suggested we identify as Hispanic. Anti-Islamic hate crimes soared 1600% from 2000 to 2001.

A New York firefighter who was working in the World Trade Center wreckage when George W. Bush first visited after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and who stood next to the then-president during his historic remarks, has died at 91, authorities said Monday.He "was one of many retired FDNY members who responded to the World Trade Center site in the days and months following September 11, to aid in rescue and recovery, as a testament to their devotion to their FDNY family," Kavanaugh said

The United States marks the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, with memorial ceremonies held at various locations from ground zero in New York and the Defense Department in a Washington suburb to a military base in Alaska.

Afghanistan did not attack the United States on 9/11, and Saudi Arabia which was allegedly involved in the attacks has never been sanctioned for this and remains a close US ally, according to an American academic and commentator. 

The international community has reacted to the Taliban takeover of the Afghan capital with some politicians, including those in the West, criticizing the outcome of their 20 year presence in Afghanistan.