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IRAN WAR ONGOING — Day 211

Low-intensity fighting continues. $43.6B Pentagon / $135B+ independent est. 19-23 US KIA. 850+ wounded. 9,045+ killed. No congressional vote. No end in sight.

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US Military Bases in Afghanistan

8 total installations

8
Major Bases
8
Total

Major Bases (8)

Bagram AB
base · Active
Kandahar Airfield
base · Active
Mazar-e-Sharif
base · Active
Herat
base · Active
Shindand
base · Active
Baraki Barak, CAMP DAHLKE WEST
base · Active
Shorabak
base · Active
Jalalabad
base · Active

The Cost of Empire

Maintaining 8 military installations in Afghanistan costs American taxpayers billions of dollars annually. The Pentagon's annual Base Structure Report often understates the true number of bases.

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