US spends $ 2 trillion on military operations in Afghanistan

US and NATO forces officially began withdrawing from Afghanistan on May 1.

On May 1, the Pentagon announced that 60 troops left Afghanistan, Report informs, citing TRT Haber.

According to calculations, there are between 2,500 and 3,000 US troops in Afghanistan. Along with the US military, 7,000 NATO troops have started to leave Afghanistan since May 1.

The United States and its NATO allies entered Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, following the terrorist attacks in the US 19 years ago on September 11. According to The Costs of War Project by Brown University, more than $ 2 trillion has been spent on military operations in Afghanistan over the past 20 years. During this period, 2,442 US servicemen were killed, 20,666 were wounded, while NATO lost 1,144 service members.