Afghan Mission Bursts Budget, Says Report
May 24 2010
The German mission in Afghanistan is costing more than three times its annual projected budget, reports Deutsche Welle, citing a new report.
The official budget was set at 785 million euros (US$981 million), but actual costs are closer to 3 billion euros (US$3.7 billion) yearly, according to the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW).
The study puts the total cost of the operation between 25 billion (US$31 billion) and 46 billion euros (US$57 billion), assuming a troop...
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