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Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,010,620,069,747
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Cost of War in Iraq
$730,493,997,935
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Cost of War in Afghanistan
$280,126,071,812
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The numbers indicate all of the approved funding for the wars to date. These appropriations do not include funds to support the "surge" of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan announced by the Obama administration on December 1, 2009. Conservative estimates suggest the surge will cost approximately $30 billion and we anticipate supplemental appropriations for this later in the year. When additional FY2010 war-related amounts are approved, we will adjust the counter so that it reaches the new total at the end of FY2010.

If you should compare the amount displayed on the Cost of War counters with the numbers available in our information sheets, please note that the information sheets include all war spending to date, the same number that the counters will reach at the end of the 2010 fiscal year.

Total War Funding since 2001

To date, $1.05 trillion dollars have been allocated to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This counter is designed so that on September 30, 2010, the end of the federal government's 2010 fiscal year, the counter will reach that total number. Likewise, counters found here for states and towns will also reach their portion of this number at the end of FY2010. Please note, due to lower 2010 appropriations for Iraq the total estimated cost of war decreased since our last update.

Cost of War in Iraq since 2003

To date, $747.3 billion dollars have been allocated to the war in Iraq since 2003. This counter is designed so that on September 30, 2010, the end of the federal government's 2010 fiscal year, the counter will reach that total number. Please note, due to lower 2010 appropriations for Iraq the estimated cost of war in Iraq decreased since our last update.

Cost of War in Afghanistan since 2001

To date, $299 billion dollars have been allocated to the war in Afghanistan since 2001. This counter is designed so that on September 30, 2010, the end of the federal government's 2010 fiscal year, the counter will reach that total number. To learn more about the cost of war in Afghanistan, see our April 2009 publication, our September 2009 fact sheet and our December 2009 fact sheet.

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National Priorities Project (NPP) is a 501(c)(3) research organization that analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent. Located in Northampton, MA, since 1983, NPP focuses on the impact of federal spending and other policies at the national, state, congressional district and local levels.