Juan Cole: The American Quagmire in Afghanistan By the Numbers

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/289-134/20100-the-american-quagmire-in-afghanistan-by-the-numbers

Number of US military personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001: 2,150

Number of US service members wounded in Afghanistan badly enough to go to hospital since 2001: 19,415

Current annual cost of keeping a US soldier in Afghanistan: $2.1 million

Number of US troops now in Afghanistan: roughly 51,000

Annual average unemployment rate for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans 2002-2012; 10% (average annual unemployment rate for vets of previous wars: 6.3%)

Afghan civilians killed in political violence or war 2006-2012: 14,728

Amount of money US has spent to rebuild Afghanistan: $100 billion

Proportion of the $100 billion wasted or misspent or stolen or given to militants or not received by intended recipient: 85%

Population of Afghanistan: 30 - 34 million

Amount of US aid since 2001 per person: roughly $3,333

[pdf] Per capita annual income of Afghanistan: $470

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