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The American Quagmire in Afghanistan by the Numbers (21,565 US Troops Dead or Wounded)
http://www.juancole.com/2013/10/american-quagmire-afghanistan.htmlThe American Quagmire in Afghanistan by the Numbers (21,565 US Troops Dead or Wounded)
Posted on 10/27/2013 by Juan Cole
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
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Why are we still there?