WASHINGTON – The US government has not yet published a comprehensive book on the US war, known as the endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
But researchers at Brown University have speculated that the United States has spent $ 5 billion on the war and other conflicts in Afghanistan since the 9/11 attacks.
The war in Afghanistan could reach $ 2.3 billion, according to a report by the Brown War Veterans Project published on Wednesday.
This does not include the huge plane reported by the Biden administration to the US government to evacuate 12,000 people from Afghanistan. he left on Monday.
Other costs, such as medical care for the elderly, continue despite US military intervention in Afghanistan.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden spoke of more than $ 2 billion at Brown University as a strong defense against his departure. They said it was about $ 300 million a day for more than two decades, and attacked critics who said the U.S. should protect fewer U.S. troops in Afghanistan shortly.
“There is no lower or lower risk or lower price in any war,” Biden said.
More than 2,400 U.S. slaves killed in Afghanistan, including 16, died in a refugee test last week. More than 160 Afghans were killed by suicide bombers. According to Brown, more than 46,000 people died during the 20-year war.
According to the report, the conflict in Iraq and Syria has cost another $ 2,000, while other terrorist attacks in Somalia and elsewhere in Africa have cost $ 350,000.
Net University Crawford, a professor, and author at Brown University said on Wednesday that he did not have to rely on independent analysts to find value in these arguments.
“One of the most important tasks of the central government in war is a clear discussion of the costs, risks, and benefits of war,” he wrote.
However, the explanation after the 9/11 dispute diminished over time as officials wrote more information and refused to disclose more information.
“All nations are at war and believe they can win, wars and their aftermath can be stopped, and the cost of war is more costly than national efforts or sanctions, and fewer people have suffered,” he said. “But wars are rarely expected.”