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Biden quip offends Afghans

November 6, 2022 Pakistan Today

Pakistan Today cited Costs of War’s financial costs research in an article about the Taliban criticizing President Biden calling Afghanistan “god-forsaken”

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US Wars Have Cost The Average American Taxpayer $23,386 Since 9/11

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."

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Telling the Truth About the Cost of War

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.

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Today's War-Financing Strategies Will Only Increase Inequality

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."

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Costs of War Project Referenced on Morning Joe

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.

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Study: US has spent nearly $6T on war since 9/11

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."

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The Imperial Debris of War

September 23, 2019 Asia Times

Asia Times shares co-director Stephanie Savell's piece on explosive remnants of the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan.

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