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How the U.S. Post-9/11 Wars Helped Militarize the Police

37 Million Displaced by U.S. Post-9/11 Wars

How Military Contractors Have Inflated the Costs of War

Numbers and Per Capita Distribution of Troops Serving in the U.S. Post-9/11 Wars in 2019, By State

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Budgetary Costs of Post-9/11 Wars Through FY2020: $6.4 Trillion

November 2019

Direct War Death Toll Since 2001: 801,000

November 2019

U.S. War Spending in Afghanistan Since 2001

September 2019

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Summary

Over 801,000 people have died due to direct war violence, and several times as many indirectly
Over 335,000 civilians have been killed as a result of the fighting
37 million — the number of war refugees and displaced persons
The US federal price tag for the post-9/11 wars is over $6.4 trillion dollars
The US government is conducting counterterror activities in 80 countries
The wars have been accompanied by violations of human rights and civil liberties, in the US and abroad

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Papers

The Wars Are Here: How the United States’ Post-9/11 Wars Helped Militarize U.S. Police

September 2020

Creating Refugees: Displacement Caused by the United States’ Post-9/11 Wars

September 2020

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MORE FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS

David Vine, "US-led wars have displaced 37m people. America should accept responsibility," The Guardian, September 18, 2020

Catherine Lutz, "The Imperative to Know the Real Costs of War," Center on National Security, September 10, 2020

David Vine, "Millions Displaced By U.S. Combat Since 9/11," Investigative Reporting Workshop, September 8, 2020

David Vine, "What explains the U.S. record of near-constant warfare?," Investigative Reporting Workshop, September 8, 2020