Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Army soldiers in Zabul province. (Photo: US Army, Flickr)
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A report from Brown University's Watson Institute of International Studies estimates that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost the United States between $2.3 to $2.6 trillion so far, and that is not counting another trillion dollars in obligations to veterans over the next 40 years.
Neta Crawford is co-director of the report, called "Costs of War." It's not surprising, she says, that the price tags of the wars is higher than what's been reported -- the duration and the budgetary costs of wars are often underestimated by the media and the general public.
Read "Costs of War" from Brown University.
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