Study: Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Have Risen 330% Under Trump Admin
December 7, 2020 The Mehdi Hasan Show
Mehdi Hasan covers Costs of War's new study on the rise in civilian casualties in Afghanistan under the Trump administration
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The War in Afghanistan: By the Numbers
August 22, 2017 NBC News
NBC News cites the Costs of War Project in tallying the total budgetary costs to the U.S. of the war in Afghanistan: $783 billion through fiscal year 2016, and $1.8 trillion when factoring in long term spending.
The Financial Cost of 16 Years in Afghanistan
August 22, 2017 CNN
CNN cites Neta Crawford, Co-Director of the Costs of War Project, who estimates that roughly $2 trillion has been spent so far on the war in Afghanistan. "But even that figure leaves out some key expenses, such as the future costs of interest Americans will owe for the money borrowed to finance the war in Afghanistan. That alone could add trillions of dollars to the total tab."
Explosive Investigation Shows U.S. Officials Mislead the Public About "Unwinnable" War In Afghanistan for Years
December 10, 2019 The Takeaway
The Takeaway discusses the Washington Post investigation of the war in Afghanistan and speaks with Neta C. Crawford, co-director of the Costs of War Project.
What Did the U.S. Get for $2 Trillion in Afghanistan?
December 11, 2019 The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune shares a report assessing how much the US has spent on the war in Afghanistan and if that spending achieved its aims.
U.S. sees Taliban deal as exit from Afghanistan. Militants see it as victory over the superpower.
March 3, 2020 NBC News
NBC News analyzes the U.S. agreement with the Taliban that could lead the U.S. to withdraw from Afghanistan after more than 18 years of war and around 2,400 U.S. military deaths, according to the Costs of War Project.
Opinion: E-learning can prevent another lost generation in Afghanistan
January 10, 2023 Devex
An article in Devex cited Costs of War on the budgetary costs of the war in Afghanistan.
Viktor Orban varnar – “Ukraina kan bli som Afghanistan”
February 15, 2025 Marcus Oscarsson
Swedish political commentator Marcus Oscarsson cited Costs of War data on the war in Afghanistan.
US is still living with consequences of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
March 20, 2023 The Boston Globe
Costs of War contributor Linda Bilmes wrote on the US consequences of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan in The Boston Globe.
Afghanistan’s widows left in misery under Taliban rule
June 28, 2023 La Prensa Latina
La Prensa Latina cited Costs of War on civilian deaths in Afghanistan.
THE REAL WINNERS OF THE US WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
September 7, 2022 Inkstick Media
Costs of War’s Heidi Peltier wrote a piece in Inkstick on her latest report on Afghanistan contractors.
Taliban Lambaste Biden for Calling Afghanistan ‘God-Forsaken’
November 7, 2022 VOA News
VOA cited Costs of War’s financial costs research in an article about the Taliban criticizing President Biden calling Afghanistan “god-forsaken”.
Foreign workers hurt or killed on U.S. bases in Afghanistan likely didn't get compensation required by U.S., report says
December 20, 2022 NBC News
Costs of War’s report on labor abuses of third-country nationals in Afghanistan was covered exclusively by NBC News (reposted in MSN.com and Yahoo.com).
Unfinished Portraits: Iraq and Afghanistan
July 2, 2013 Counter Punch
“According to the Costs of War project … at least 330,000 people have been killed by direct violence in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. This does not include hundreds of thousands of other deaths that occurred because of the wars.”
Zalmai Rassoul of Afghanistan plays a key role in ending the war
November 2, 2011 Metro
“To date, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have resulted in 236,000 deaths and a cost of $3 trillion to $4 trillion, according to Brown University’s Costs of War project. 2010 was the bloodiest year for the military since the Afghan war began.”
Cost of Afghanistan and Iraq wars in trillions
August 9, 2011 PRI
“What's concerning, Crawford adds, is unlike previous wars which were paid for by taxes or war bonds, the US has borrowed most if not all of the money to cover the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
Afghanistan War Victims
October 3, 2013 All4PeaceNow
“Among those documenting casualty figures is Neta Crawford’s “Civilian Death and Injury in Afghanistan, 2001–2011,” which estimates an astonishing 19,000 civilians killed in the 13-year war.”
Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan Have Cost the US Nearly $5 Trillion
September 12, 2016 The Fiscal Times
"Almost 7,000 U.S. troops have been killed since the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq began, and about 210,000 civilians in those two countries and Pakistan have lost their lives as a result of the fighting, according to Brown University’s Watson Institute. In addition, nearly 7,000 contractors working for the U.S. and its allies have died. In all, roughly 370,000 people have died as a direct result of the fighting."
Why did US leave Afghanistan and how much did America spend?
August 18, 2021 The Independent
The Independent cites Costs of War Project data on the human costs of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
Opinion | The Afghanistan War Was Lost Before Biden Ended It
August 23, 2021 The New York Times
The New York Times cites research by Neta Crawford on the rising civilian death toll in Afghanistan between 2017-2020 due to airstrikes.