Each U.S. Troop In Afghanistan Now Costs $2.1. Million

Each U.S. Troop In Afghanistan Now Costs $2.1. Million

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The average cost of each U.S. troop in Afghanistan will nearly double in the past year to $2.1 million, according to a new analysis of the Pentagon’s budget. 

For the past five years, from fiscal 2008 through 2013, the average troop cost had held steady at roughly $1.3. million. But the Pentagon’s 2014 war budget would dramatically increase that figure. The added cost, argue Defense Department officials, is a reflection of the price of sending troops and equipment back home in the drawdown.