Artist sends 20 tonnes of rubbish from Afghanistan to US as 'gift to the American people'
February 2, 2022 The National
The National cites Costs of War data on the death and displacement caused by the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
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Pentagon contractors in Afghanistan operated with minimal disclosure and oversight
August 9, 2022 Responsible Statecraft
Responsible Statecraft covered Costs of War’s latest report on contractors in Afghanistan.
Trump's Afghanistan Troop Increase Adds to $1 Trillion in War Costs
August 23, 2017 The Washington Post
Estimates by Neta Crawford, Co-Director of the Costs of War Project, are factored in to a tallying of what the war in Afghanistan has cost so far.
Trump's Afghanistan Strategy Won't End Human Rights Violations Among Immigrant Contractors
August 25, 2017 Quartz
Op-ed by Costs of War contributor Noah Coburn on immigrant contractors: "Tens of thousands of contractors who serve in Afghanistan are from 'third-party' countries, as highlighted in a report released this week by the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. While it was often assumed by soldiers and US policy makers I interviewed that these contractors in more civilian-esque roles are in less danger in warzones than soldiers, there is little evidence to support this."
What Did the U.S. Get for $2 Trillion in Afghanistan?
December 9, 2019 The New York Times
Drawing on estimates from the Costs of War Project, The New York Times assesses how much the US has spent on war in Afghanistan and whether that spending achieved its aims.
Afghanistan: A Way Out?
December 14, 2019 Forbes
In Forbes, contributor William Hartung cites Costs of War Project findings that ending the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan could save between $210 billion and $360 billion over the next four years.
US ‘Reduction in Violence’ in Afghanistan to Start Saturday
February 21, 2020 Courthouse News Service
The Costs of War Project estimates that the war in Afghanistan has cost taxpayers close to $1.5 trillion, says Courthouse News Service.
Donald Trump's Desire to "Get the Hell Out" of Afghanistan Amid Taliban Gains Could Lead to Catastrophe
September 21, 2018 Newsweek
This article on political will and US military strategy in Afghanistan cites the Costs of War Project's estimate that at least 970,000 veterans have some degree of officially recognized disability as a result of the wars.
Afghanistan and foreign aid
February 21, 2020 The News International
An opinion piece in The News International, a Pakistani news source, cites the Costs of War Project's estimated $2 trillion economic cost and 43,000 lives lost in the war in Afghanistan.
US War on Terror Kills Nearly 500,000 in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan
November 8, 2018 Voice of America
"ISLAMABAD — A study released Thursday says the U.S.-led war on terrorism has killed about 507,000 people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan during its 17 years and is showing a 22 percent increase in deaths in the past two years."
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
Afghanistan: Has the war cost America $500bn?
August 29, 2019 BBC News
The Cost of War Project argues that official U.S. figures for the military expenditure in Afghanistan are a substantial underestimate, says BBC News article on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's $500bn estimate.
A Decade in Afghanistan: Thousands Dead, Billions of Dollars Wasted
October 7, 2011 Huffington Post
“The astonishing amount of money taxpayers have spent on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars – an average of $130 billion annually – could have been better invested in efforts aligned with Americans' values, and in particular, job creation.”
In Afghanistan, Trump is poised to re-escalate a hopeless war
May 12, 2017 The Atlantic
The Costs of War Project is referenced in this article on how few Americans are focused on the war in Afghanistan. "According to the Watson Institute at Brown University, the Afghan war has already cost the United States more than three-quarters of a trillion dollars."
Veterans Journal: Brown’s Costs of War project focuses on Afghanistan toll
October 21, 2013 Providence Journal
“The human toll in deaths by direct war violence, including U.S. soldiers and contractors, allied soldiers, Afghan security forces, insurgents, militants and civilians, is now estimated to be at least 145,000 since 2001 in Afghanistan and Pakistan.”
Afghanistan registered trade surplus with Pakistan: report
November 3, 2022 The Dawn
Costs of War was cited in The Dawn (Pakistan) on the costs of the war in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Rocket shell explosion in Kandahar kills three children
April 24, 2024 Amu TV
Costs of War was cited by Amu TV (Afghanistan) on war deaths.
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.
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.
Cost of caring for Iraq, Afghanistan vets could top $2.5 trillion
August 18, 2021 MilitaryTimes
MilitaryTimes cites research by Linda J. Bilmes on the costs of U.S. care for veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.