The cost of 76 years of US wars, from Korea to Iran
Summary
The United States has been involved in several long and costly wars since the 1950s, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, and most recently with Iran. These conflicts have resulted in many military and civilian deaths and have cost the U.S. government billions of dollars, especially in terms of weapons and military operations.Key Facts
- From 2001 to 2021, about 832,000 US service members were deployed to Afghanistan during the longest US war.
- Around 2,461 US soldiers died and at least 20,000 were wounded in the Afghanistan war.
- US-led wars since 2001 have caused approximately 940,000 deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and other areas.
- The US and Israeli attacks on Iran since February 28 have killed at least 3,375 people, with 13 US military deaths and over 200 injuries reported.
- The Trump administration spent $11.3 billion on munitions in the first six days of the Iran war, with estimated costs reaching $12.7 billion when adding combat losses and support costs.
- Expensive weapons like Tomahawk missiles, costing $2.5 million each, were heavily used during the Iran conflict’s early days.
- The 20-year Afghanistan war cost about $2.3 trillion, averaging $300 million per day, and the 8-year Iraq War cost about $2 trillion, averaging $684 million per day.
- During the ceasefire in the Iran conflict, military spending dropped below $100 million per day as no munitions were used.
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