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Graphic: Britain’s Afghan balance sheet

Author
Adrian Cousins
Date
29 January 2015
Type
Analysis
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By 2020 Britain’s Afghan operation will have cost over £40 billion according to figures compiled by journalist Frank Ledwidge in his book Investment in Blood, yet it is widely regarded as a strategic disaster

Afghan Balance Sheet graphic

Adrian Cousins

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