Across
- 3. – The repercussions continue.
- 4. – War accelerated radicalization.
- 5. – Sovereignty was challenged.
- 10. – Military intervention followed.
- 11. – Violence followed extremist ideology.
- 12. – Extremism spread in chaos.
- 13. – Policy created blowback.
- 15. – The insurgency lasted years.
- 16. – Militant groups operated secretly.
- 18. – War caused destabilization.
- 19. – 9/11 changed global geopolitical relations.
Down
- 1. – Surveillance expanded after 9/11.
- 2. – Counterterrorism became a priority.
- 6. – Military doctrine changed.
- 7. – Troops were seen as occupation forces.
- 8. – The regime collapsed.
- 9. war – Afghanistan became a proxy war.
- 11. failure – 9/11 was an intelligence failure.
- 14. warfare – The war was asymmetrical warfare.
- 17. – The invasion was retaliation.