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10-15-2009, 04:44 AM
U.S. spends $3.6 billion a month in Afghanistan
By Roxana Tiron - 10/14/09 08:43 PM ET
The United States spends about $3.6 billion a month in Afghanistan, according to data from the Congressional Research Service.
The average cost per month is calculated per 51,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, but that number likely will increase with the 68,000 troops the Obama administration is planning on having in that country.
And it could double if President Barack Obama backs a request from Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander in Afghanistan, to send as many as 40,000
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/63171-us-spends-36-billion-a-month-in-afghanistan
By Roxana Tiron - 10/14/09 08:43 PM ET
The United States spends about $3.6 billion a month in Afghanistan, according to data from the Congressional Research Service.
The average cost per month is calculated per 51,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, but that number likely will increase with the 68,000 troops the Obama administration is planning on having in that country.
And it could double if President Barack Obama backs a request from Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander in Afghanistan, to send as many as 40,000
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/63171-us-spends-36-billion-a-month-in-afghanistan