Cost of Afghan troops exceed government’s revenue

Posted by Meredith MacKenzie on September 10, 2008 |

Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee both the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Micheal Mullen and the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, express concern about the cost of building up the Afghan army. Gates says that training and equipping more troops will cost several billion dollars while the government of Afghanistan only brought in about $7 million in revenue. (0:52)

 
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September 10, 2008

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