The Austrian public broadcaster ORF is dedicating a programming focus to the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people. ^[1] Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces on 2011-05-02 in Abbottabad, Pakistan. ^[2] The ORF programming block begins on Friday, September 5, 2026, and continues through September 11, 2026. ^[3] The programming aims to cover the immediate aftermath, the 'War on Terror' in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the long-term political and societal consequences of the attacks. ^[4] The schedule includes a two-part documentary titled 'Universum' featuring new documentaries and eyewitness reports. ^[5] In a 2023 congressional hearing, the top lawyer for the U.S. State Department noted that the department did not consider drug trafficking to constitute an armed attack under international law. ^[6] The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) authorized the president to use force against those responsible for the 9/11 attacks but did not authorize force against drug traffickers. ^[7] The Trump administration conducted lethal maritime strikes against vessels alleged to be smuggling drugs on September 2, marking the first anniversary of the operation. ^[8] The Trump administration labeled the victims of the maritime strikes as 'narco-terrorists' and claimed they were affiliated with 'designated terrorist organizations' similar to al Qaeda. ^[9] An opinion piece commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11 claimed that the US had hailed Osama bin Laden as a freedom fighter before the attacks and had initially helped install the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in 1996. ^[10] The same opinion piece claimed that Pakistan betrayed the US because the 9/11 attacks were planned on both sides of the Durand Line by Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and that Sheikh remains in US custody. ^[11]