How much did the Afghanistan war cost the US?
August 16, 2021 NewStatesman
NewStatesman references Costs of War Project figures on U.S. budgetary costs for the war in Afghanistan.
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How Much Did the War in Afghanistan Cost?
August 16, 2021 Newsweek
Newsweek cites Costs of War Project data on the budgetary costs of the war in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Falls To The Taliban Again As The US-Backed Government Collapses
August 15, 2021 NPR
NPR cites Costs of War Project research on the human costs of the war in Afghanistan.
The Taliban Win Control Of Afghanistan As The US-Backed Government Collapses
August 15, 2021 WWNO
WWNO cites Costs of War Project research on the human and budgetary costs of the war in Afghanistan.
The Tragedy of Afghanistan
August 15, 2021 The New York Times
The New York Times references Costs of War Project data on the total cost of the war in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Falls to the Taliban as the US Pulls Out, Capping 20-Year Failure
August 15, 2021 Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone references Costs of War Project data on the budgetary and human costs of the war in Afghanistan.
What Americans Don't Want to Hear About Our Moral Crimes of War
August 10, 2021 Common Dreams
Common Dreams cites Thomas Howard Suitt III's Costs of War study on veteran and service member suicides since 9/11.
A Near Press Blackout in Afghanistan
August 4, 2021 The New Yorker
The New Yorker cites Costs of war Project data on the budgetary cost of the post-9/11 wars.
Osama bin Laden told his children 'I advise you not to work with Al Qaeda,' new book reveals
August 4, 2021 Business Insider
Business Insider references Costs of War Project data on the human and budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars.
The Afghan Who Saved My Life May Make It Out. What About Everyone Else?
August 3, 2021 TIME
TIME references Costs of War Project data on the number of Afghans killed because of the post-9/11 wars.
With Biden's withdrawal of US forces in Afghanistan, America's longest war is ending: 5 Things podcast
August 1, 2021 USA Today
USA Today cites Costs of War Project data on the number of direct Iraqi civilian deaths in the post-9/11 wars.
America's recent military history points to strategic shortcomings
July 27, 2021 The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald references Costs of War Project data on Afghan death and displacement in the post-9/11 wars.
Joe Guzzardi: Joe Biden Pondering Afghan Visa Increase
July 25, 2021 Noozhawk
Noozhawk cites Costs of War Project data on the amount spent by U.S. federal taxpayers for the war in Afghanistan.
As US exits Afghanistan and Iraq, 101st Airborne is home in Kentucky. But wounds linger
July 24, 2021 Courrier Journal
Courrier Journal references Costs of War Project figures that estimate U.S. spending on the post 9/11 wars through Fiscal Year 2020.
'Complicated, complex': Gold Star families, veterans react to troops leaving Afghanistan
July 23, 2021 The MetroWest Daily News
MetroWest Daily News cites Costs of War Project data on post-9/11 spending in Afghanistan.
'We lost': Some US veterans say blood spilled in Afghanistan was wasted
July 21, 2021 Reuters
Reuters refrences Costs of War Project data on the number of people displaced and killed in Afghanistan because of the post-9/11 wars.
America's Climate Security Dilemma
July 20, 2021 Inkstick
Inkstick references report by Costs of War Porject data that estimates U.S. spending on the post 9/11 wars through Fiscal Year 2020.
The US's withdrawal from Afghanistan should not be sold as 'job done'
July 17, 2021 openDemocracy
Open Democracy references Costs of War Project data on civlian, military and police, and opposition fighters' deaths in Afghanistan.
Who Authorizes America's Wars and Why Do They Never End?
July 15, 2021 Common Dreams
Common Dreams showcases a piece by Costs of War Project contributor and co-founder Andrea Mazzarino which discusses the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force (AUMF).
County and VA joining forces to reduce veteran suicides
July 13, 2021 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette references Costs of War Project research by Thomas Suitt on suicide rates among U.S. veterans and service members since the start of the post-9/11 wars.