20 years, USD 2.3 trillion spent, 2,400 US troops killed: America's longest war

As the last of Americas C17s flew into the night from Kabuls Hamid Karzai International Airport just before the clock struck midnight in Afghanistan Monday the costs of Americas longest war began sinking in at homeThirteen fallen US service members mostly in their 20s and born just around the time of the 911 attacks in 2001 returned 24 hours ago in the last of the caskets from Afghanistan draped in the US flagUS President Joe Biden became the fourth commander in chief to stand in reverence his head bowed as the heroes came home Over the last 20 years more than 2400 US service members have been killed in Afghanistan aloneHere are some numbers from Americas longest war The data on casualties and costs approximations are sourced from the Costs of War Project at Brown University and covers the time period between October 2001 to April 2021 Other data are sourced from a combination of Pentagon White House and US State Department briefingsNumber of people killed in the September 11 2001 attacks in New York City Washington DC and Pennsylvania Nearly 3000Date on which US Congress authorized use of US Armed Forces against those responsible for the September 11 attacks September 18 2001Time at which the last US planes took off from Kabul airport on August 30 2021 329 pm in Washington DCNumber of days between Taliban takeover and total US withdrawal 15Number of people killed in a suicide attack three days before the US left Afghanistan 13 US service members and 169 AfghansTotal number killed in Afghanistan alone last 20 years 171000174000Americas total expenditure on operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan 2313 trillionAmerican military members killed in Afghanistan 2461US contractors killed in Afghanistan 3846National Afghan military and police deaths 66000Afghan civilian deaths 47245Number of Americans who remain in Afghanistan according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken under 200 likely closer to 100Number of hard core Islamic State terrorists who remain in Afghanistan At least 2000US vehicles and systems disabled before withdrawal 27 Humvees and 73 aircraftThe last task US troops completed before catching the final plane They disabled the CRAMS Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar SystemThe last people to board the final US plane out of Kabul Maj Gen Christopher Donahue commander of the 82nd Airborne Division and acting US ambassador to Afghanistan Ross Wilson Donahue coordinated the final evacuation effort for the USThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever