November 9, 2017 Buzzfeed
A Buzzfeed News article cites the Costs of War Project's latest study that breaks down what the average American has paid in post-9/11 war costs. "The staggering costs are going to continue to multiply after the Trump administration’s decision to increase the number of US troops in Afghanistan by 3,900."
November 23, 2017 The New York Times
The NYT Editorial Board cites the Costs of War project as showing that over 200,000 civilians have died in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan since 2001.
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.
April 16, 2021 Common Dreams
Common Dreams cites Costs of War research on US expenditure on the War on Terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
June 28, 2018 Truthout
Costs of War Co-Director Stephanie Savell writes, "the staggering costs of the longest war in American history — almost 17 years running, since the invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 — are being deferred to the future. In the process, the government is contributing to this country’s skyrocketing income inequality."
March 3, 2020 Morning Joe
In an appearance on Morning Joe, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius references Costs of War Project data on the war in Afghanistan, including 2,400 U.S. military deaths and approximately $2 trillion spent.
November 14, 2018 The Hill
This " annual analysis from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University far exceeds Pentagon estimates because it looks at all war-related costs — including the Pentagon’s war fund, related spending at the State Department, veterans care and interest payments — for military operations in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere."
July 28, 2020 Common Dreams
Common Dreams cites a Costs of War Project study on civilian deaths in Afghanistan.
August 17, 2021 BuzzFeed News
BuzzFeed News references Costs of War Project data on the budgetary costs of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
November 14, 2020 CBS Baltimore
CBS Baltimore quotes Stephanie Savell in her assessment of President-elect Joe Biden's upcoming foreign military policy in Afghanistan and the Middle East
May 4, 2021 The North State Journal
The North State Journal cites Costs of War statistics on the human and economic costs of the US War on Terror in Afghanistan since 9/11.
November 28, 2012 50.50 Inclusive Democracy
“In early July this year, in the midst of the largest military spending in human history, the Watson Institute at Brown University released their research report on the costs of US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.”
September 6, 2011 Marketplace
“The fact is that we have now spent trillions of dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan, all of which has been borrowed. The consequences of that have been, of course, an enormous run-up in our national debt.”
August 21, 2011 Detroit Free Press
“When congressional cost-cutters meet later this year to decide on trimming the federal budget, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq could represent juicy targets. But how much do the wars actually cost U.S. taxpayers?”
October 18, 2011 RT
“With US national debt at some 15 trillion dollars, a potential $1 trillion in defense spending cuts on the table, and… the cost of war in Afghanistan and Iraq could reach some $4 trillion, does the American public have the stomach or the means to prosecute another war?”
Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
Director, Costs of War
Stephanie Savell is a public anthropologist researching militarism, (in)security and activism in relation to the United States post-9/11 wars and policing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Under her leadership, the Costs of War project has produced research cited in thousands of media articles and...
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