The response Forums surrounding events since September 11 Published: October 2 2001 10:52GMT | Last Updated: December 11 2001 10:46GMT Who will win the war on terror? The US has promised to kill or capture Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda leadership, but will this be enough to neutralise the organisation? The network of drugs, crime, and personal donations that supply most of al-Qaeda may still be intact. Are the security failures that preceded the terrorist attacks on September 11 going to be repeated? Or is the US-led coalition on track to win the war? The Taliban versus the Northern Alliance The fall of Kabul and other Afghan cities to the Northern Alliance has been accompanied by scenes of Afghans celebrating the demise of Taliban rule. Will sections of the Afghan population be any better off under the rule of the Northern Alliance? Or are both armed movements as bad as each other? Are anti-terrorist laws eroding civil rights? Civil liberties groups are increasingly worried that aggressive anti-terrorist measures introduced in the West since September 11 are jeopardising constitutional rights and protections. Does the terrorist threat justify such legislation or are concerns that it will erode human rights legitimate? Anthrax attacks Congress has returned to sit following the recent anthrax attacks on the heart of the US government. Do you think, despite the tragic deaths apparently caused by the attacks so far, that governments, media and the public have over-reacted to the threat? Silencing bin Laden US television news networks have decided not to broadcast live or unedited statements from Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda organisation. Is such self-censorship justified or are networks overreacting? How much dissent is acceptable in wartime? Britain's parliamentary Labour party is suffering tensions between the cabinet and whips on one side, and backbenchers who question or oppose the UK's role in the attack on Afghanistan on the other. How much dissent from the party line is acceptable in wartime? US strike on Afghanistan Will the US's military strikes against Afghanistan be successful in the short and long-term? Can the US engineer the birth of an Afghan regime more in tune with its own foreign policy objectives - and succeed where the Soviet Union failed? Assault on America Join the discussion that has had more than 2000 posts so far - share your reactions on political, military or any other aspects of the tragedy. Personal stories The terrorist attacks have affected hundreds of thousands of people directly and millions more indirectly in the US and around the world - share your story. Should governments bail out airlines? In the wake of September 11, airlines are asking governments to provide aid or other support. Should they do so? Vote in our online poll. Rebuilding confidence in air travel No other industry has felt the consequences of the terrorist attacks in the US as sharply as the aviation sector. Governments around the world are working to restore confidence in flying, but will the new measures be enough? What's in store for the world economy? Even before the attacks on New York and Washington growth was slowing globally. It seems that growth prospects have taken a further knock, but how severe and how lasting will it be? Compulsory identity cards - for and against David Blunkett, UK home secretary, has said he is considering the introduction of identity cards in Britain "very seriously indeed". Civil liberty groups have attacked the move. What do you think?