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Costs of War Project: Post-9/11 Wars Have Resulted in 4.5 Million Deaths

HeadlineMay 17, 2023

A new report from the Costs of War Project at Brown University is estimating at least 4.5 million people have died as a consequence of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Somalia after the United States launched its so-called war on terror following the September 11 attacks. The report also estimates 7.6 million children are suffering today from acute malnutrition in these countries.

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