The War in Afghanistan, 18 Years And Counting
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Mental Health:
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-stress/letterbox-campaign-helps-afghans-cope-with-silent-war-of-mental-health-idUSKCN1UJ05U
- https://iwpr.net/global-voices/depression-rampant-among-afghan-women
Displacement:
Suicide:
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44370711
- https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/09/27/endless-conflict-in-afghanistan-is-driving-a-mental-health-crisis/
Gendered Violence:
- https://www.hrw.org/report/2009/12/06/we-have-promises-world/womens-rights-afghanistan
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44370711
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/30/afghan-government-ignoring-violence-against-women
Drug Abuse:
- https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2019/07/18/us-poured-millions-into-afghanistan-drug-treatment-programs-but-its-unknown-if-they-made-a-difference/
- https://photos.state.gov/libraries/afghanistan/941877/Reports/Afghanistan%20Drug%20Use%20survey.pdf
Child violence:
- https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/education
- https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/situation-children-and-women-afghanistan
- https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/10/17/i-wont-be-doctor-and-one-day-youll-be-sick/girls-access-education-afghanistan
- https://www.rescue.org/report/impact-war-syrian-childrens-learning-testing-shows-gaps-literacy-and-math-skills
Infant Mortality:
- https://www.unicef.org/sowc09/docs/SOWC09-FullReport-EN.pdf
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html
- http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/infant-mortality-rate-by-country/
Access to Health Services:
- http://www.emro.who.int/afg/programmes/emergency-health-action-response-eha.html
- https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/2019-afghanistan-humanitarian-needs-overview
- https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1866/afghanistan_ce_fs01_12-27-2017.pdf
US Military Spending on War on Terror:
- https://www.thebalance.com/cost-of-afghanistan-war-timeline-economic-impact-4122493
- https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2018/Crawford_Costs%20of%20War%20Estimates%20Through%20FY2019.pdf
- https://thehill.com/policy/defense/416663-study-us-has-spent-nearly-6t-on-war-since-9-11
Pentagon budget:
- https://www.stripes.com/news/us/the-cost-of-post-9-11-wars-hit-5-9-trillion-480-000-lives-lost-study-says-1.556646
- https://www.nationalpriorities.org/campaigns/how-military-spending-has-changed/
- https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2018/Crawford_Costs%20of%20War%20Estimates%20Through%20FY2019.pdf
- https://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2018/08/dod-costs-of-war/
Casualties:
- https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IF10899.pdf
- https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/politics/us-military-deadly-accidents/index.html
- https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2018/Human%20Costs%2C%20Nov%208%202018%20CoW.pdf
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