Has the War in Afghanistan cost the UK so much?
15 August -British moralities in Afghanistan passed the 200 mark since the start of the war in Afghanistan in 2001.
This is day of mourning, as announced by Gordon Brown and indeed these 200 soldiers are to be honoured and respected. But does this mean that the whole war in Afghanistan is a disaster and its time to call the boys home?
It is closing on 10 years and that "mission accomplished" sign alludes the the troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Although that is a miscalculation in and of itself, one must put the 200 KIA mark in perspective. The graph below is an illustration to help one put the war in Afghanistan in context.
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Perhaps the news coverage should focus on the actual cause of death figures in proportion to the impact on the population, but then again that would not make sensational news - would it?
