What the War in Afghanistan cost

Most of the war expenditures in Afghanistan are made by the US.

Between 2010 and 2012, when the US had more than 100,000 soldiers in the country, war costs amounted to about $100 billion a year, according to official government figures, the BBC reports.

According to a study by Brown University in 2019 that has analysed war spending in Afghanistan and Pakistan, it has resulted in the US spending about $978 billion on the war in Afghanistan (their assessment includes money allocated for fiscal year 2020).

As the American Army shifted its focus from offensive operations and focused more on training Afghan forces, costs dropped significantly.

The study also notes that it is difficult to assess the overall cost, because accounting methods differ between government departments.

The United Kingdom and Germany had the largest number of troops in Afghanistan, certainly after the United States.

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England and Germany spent some 30 billion dollars and $19 billion this year in Afghanistan.

Despite the withdrawal of almost all of their troops, the US and NATO have promised a total of $4 billion a year by 2024 to finance Afghanistan's forces.

So far, NATO has sent supplies and equipment worth $72m to Afghanistan.