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snipebin··on U.S. federal price tag for the post-9/11 wars is over $8T
SUMMARY Over 940,000 people have died in the post-9/11 wars due to direct war violence. An estimated 3.6-3.8 million people have died indirectly in post-9/11 war zones, bringing the total death toll to at least 4.5-4.7 million and counting. Over 432,000 civilians have been killed as a result of the fighting. 38 million — the number of war refugees and displaced persons. The U.S. federal price tag for the post-9/11 wars is over $8 trillion. The U.S. government is conducting counterterror activities in 85 countries. At least four times as many active duty personnel and war veterans of post-9/11 conflicts have died of suicide than in combat. The wars have been accompanied by violations of human rights and civil liberties, in the U.S. and abroad.