INFOGRAPHICS: 124,626 soldiers, 47,516 civilians killed, $2trn spent in Afghanistan in 20 years
The Pentagon says the $2 trillion was borrowed, and together with interest, it will cost the US Treasury $6.5 trillion by 2050. In addition, US Treasury must pay 4 million war veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan another $2 trillion in health care, disability, burial and other costs. An American child born today will still be paying this debt until he is 30.
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