The truth about the War in Afghanistan is devastating and only some will ever be revealed.
The truth about the War in Afghanistan is devastating and only some will ever be revealed. Americans are rather clueless about the truth behind the scenes in the War in Afghanistan.
Over 20,000 U.S. related deaths are reported:
More contractors, over 3800 have died in Iraq as of 2019, than have troops, that number 2352. As of the end of 2019, nearly 5000 Security contractors remained in Afghanistan
U.S. COST OF WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION IN AFGHANISTAN SIGAR
Reconstruction costs for Afghanistan equal approximately 16% of all funds obli- gated by the Department of Defense for Afghanistan since 2001. DOD reported in its Cost of War Report as of December 31, 2019, that it had obligated $782.7 bil- lion for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan, including the cost of maintaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan.59
That corruption involving government contractors, U.S. and Afghan is rampant, is of public record through Government sources.
As of June 30, 2020, the United States had appropriated approximately $137.86 billion for reconstruction and related activities in Afghanistan since FY 2002 According to SIGAR.
The truth is shadowy, but the Washington Post conducted an extensive investigation relying on documents produced, some through legal processes.
“The documents were generated by a federal project examining the root failures of the longest armed conflict in U.S. history. They include more than 2,000 pages of previously unpublished notes of interviews with people who played a direct role in the war, from generals and diplomats to aid workers and Afghan officials ” the Wash Post wrote. “The U.S. government tried to shield the identities of the vast majority of those interviewed for the project and conceal nearly all of their remarks. The Post won release of the documents under the Freedom of Information Act after a three-year legal battle.” Full Article HERE