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Al Jazeera examines the ongoing operation of Guantanamo Bay detention facility, which was established following the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Despite the formal conclusion of the Afghanistan war and significant changes in the global counterterrorism landscape over the past two-and-a-half decades, the controversial prison complex continues to hold detainees and remain open. The facility's continued existence raises questions about the stated justifications for its establishment and reflects broader debates over US counterterrorism policy and indefinite detention practices.