Northern Alliance soldiers watch as U.S. air strikes attack Taliban positions in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, Nov. 19, 2001. AP / IVAN SEKRETAREV
The wars launched in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 20 years ago are both over, but the legal authorizations for them are still in effect.
There is growing bipartisan support among lawmakers for Congress to assert its responsibility to authorize military action and take back some power from the executive branch. Though lawmakers seem poised to act on the 2002 authorization for military operations in Iraq, some experts say the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan after 20 years could prompt Congress to seriously debate repealing and replacing the 2001 authorization for conflict in Afghanistan as well.
Will Congress Ever Repeal Its Post-9/11 War Authorizations? – Defense One
