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War in Afghanistan War Now More Costly than Iraq

HeadlineMay 14, 2010

USA Today is reporting the monthly cost of the war in Afghanistan has topped the war in Iraq for the first time since 2003 and shows no sign of letting up. In February, the Pentagon spent about $6.7 billion in Afghanistan, compared with $5.5 billion in Iraq. As recently as fiscal year 2008, Iraq was three times as expensive.

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