Successive wars launched after 9/11 have killed at least 4.5 million people and displaced more than 38 million others.
![Locals look at German soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) approaching them during a patrol in the village of Isa Khel in Chahar Dara district December 16, 2011. [Thomas Peter/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2011-12-16T000000Z_1423537877_GM1E7CG1ROV01_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-1789054025.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Senior Data Journalist
Successive wars launched after 9/11 have killed at least 4.5 million people and displaced more than 38 million others.
![Locals look at German soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) approaching them during a patrol in the village of Isa Khel in Chahar Dara district December 16, 2011. [Thomas Peter/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2011-12-16T000000Z_1423537877_GM1E7CG1ROV01_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-1789054025.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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