Afghan reconstruction cost US $130bn and 5,100 dead or injured
The deaths include 284 Americans with 1,578 Afghans killed, the vast majority of which were civilians
11 February 2020 - 14:29
Kabul — US-led reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan since 2002 are linked to the deaths or injuries of more than 5,100 people in addition to more than $130bn in financial costs, according to a new report on America’s longest war.
About 2,214 people were killed and another 2,921 wounded while taking part in reconstruction and stabilisation missions across the war-ravaged nation from 2002-2018, according to a report published late on Monday by the Special Inspector-General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), a Pentagon watchdog...
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