Afghanistan
- 47,245 Civilians Killed
- 2,442 US Troops Killed
- 20,666 US Troops Wounded
- 66,000 - 69,000 Afghan Troops Killed
- $2.26 Trillion Taxpayer Dollars
Via NPR. And then:
Just days before, Pardis had confided to his friend that he was receiving death threats from the Taliban, who had discovered he had worked as a translator for the United States Army for 16 months during the 20-year-long conflict.
“They were telling him you are a spy for the Americans, you are the eyes of the Americans and you are infidel, and we will kill you and your family,” his friend and co-worker Abdulhaq Ayoubi told CNN.
As he approached the checkpoint, Pardis put his foot on the accelerator to speed through. He was not seen alive again.
What a nightmare, twenty years on. And it’s not like the powers that be didn’t know what they were getting into. Heck, here’s a scene from Rambo (via WN)