The Stunning Amount The United States Spent On The Afghanistan War

In one of the most disgustingly inhumane acts to recently come out of the U.S. military's occupation of Afghanistan, Erik Prince, head of private military contractor Blackwater, announced toward the end of August that he planned to charge $6,500 per person for flights out of Kabul, per Business Insider. Like gold-guzzling villains pulled straight from capitalist dystopian fiction, he and other private military companies and defense contractors have made literal billions off of the U.S.'s "extended military engagement" (not an icky "war," as Time outlines) in the Middle East. In the end, the funding for this havoc and bloodshed — which could have been invested in countless other initiatives — cost American taxpayers $300 million every day, as Forbes says. That's over $2 trillion for 20 years, or $300 million per day. Or as Forbes says, that's "$50,000 for each of Afghanistan's 40 million people." It's more than "Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and the 30 richest billionaires in America" combined. If that isn't mind-shattering enough, the details are exasperating beyond belief. A mere 1% of Afghanistan's rocky mountainscape is forested, yet Afghan national officials wanted forest camouflage. This cost $28 million, or 25 cents per American. Since 2008, $8 billion was spent on buildings and vehicles, but only about 10% of that remains in good condition. Back in 2013, as Business Insider recalls, the Chinese government recovered a crash-landed UH-60 Black Hawk used during Operation Neptune's Spear.

Erik Prince, head of private military contractor Blackwater, announced toward the end of August that he planned to charge $6,500 per person for flights out of Kabul, per Business Insider. Like gold-guzzling villains pulled straight from capitalist dystopian fiction, he and other private military companies and defense contractors have made literal billions off of the U.S.'s "extended military engagement"

The reason he is charging $6500 per person is because he has to rent a plane and the insurance coverage is so high for planes ( if you can even get any ) flying into Afghanistan. The US government was planning on charging people $2000 until they had to backtrack when it was found out.

Aljazeera (Qatar/Muslim Brotherhood) did a piece recently about the CIA-trained Zero Units who were, they claim, given priority evacuation, because they had provided a buffer between Taliban and US Forces at Kabul airport.

Aljaz had footage to back up their claims, see the 4 tweets by Aljaz blonde New Zealand journo, Charlotte Bellis, who FakeNewsMSM singled out for being allowed to attend the Taliban’s first press conference in Kabul). as if that wasn’t to be expected:

Tweet: Charlotte Bellis, Aljazeera
1/4 U.S. govt-funded militias known as NDS Zero Units secured the northern perimeter of #Kabul airport during the #evacuation. A U.S. interpreter & her family were beaten by them & told they needed $5,000pp to pass. Other Afghans corroborate claims of #bribery. #afghanistan

2/4 Zero Units were funded and run by the #CIA. Evacuee hopefuls told us these units let anyone inside Kabul airport who would pay - some without identification and many without a case for #evacuation.
@AJEnglish also filmed secretly as they beat evacuees at the gates.

3/4 Zero Units are accused of widespread human rights abuses in #Afghanistan. Yet they were airlifted out - ahead of US passport/visa holders and U.S. allies. Many of you are asking if the majority of US #interpreters weren’t on those planes. - who was? A:

4/4 To learn more about these Zero Units (now en route to the U.S.) I recommend
@andrewquilty
’s award-winning investigation ‘The CIA’s Afghan Death Squads’
https://twitter.com/CharlotteBellis/status/1433781934732333063

for what it’s worth:

18 Dec 2020: The Intercept: THE CIA’S AFGHAN DEATH SQUADS
A U.S.-Backed Militia That Kills Children May Be America’s Exit Strategy From Its Longest War
by Andrew Quilty
https://theintercept.com/2020/12/18/afghanistan-cia-militia-01-strike-force/

however you look at it, there are undoubtedly some questionable people being brought into the US.

In one of the most disgustingly inhumane acts to recently come out of the U.S. military's occupation of Afghanistan, Erik Prince, head of private military contractor Blackwater, announced toward the end of August that he planned to charge $6,500 per person for flights out of Kabul

The author of this article - who is so appalled and disgusted by someone unwilling to do this for free - should (instead of just complaining about it) step in and do it himself, for free.

Regards,

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