http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS22926.pdf
Provides estimates of the costs of major U.S. wars from the American Revolution through current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Cost estimates provided both in current and adjusted constant dollars. Costs are limited to military operations and not veterans benefits, cost of borrowing etc. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/afghanistan_casualties.PDF
Discusses the problem of civilian casualties in Afghanistan which has undermined the international efforts to stabilize the country. Insurgent-initiated attacks increased 400% from 2002 to 2006, and the low number of international ground troops has resulted in increasing use of air power and a 62% increase in civilian casualties. A briefing from the U.S. Institute of Peace.
http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20080714111050.pdf
Summarizes what a congressional committee learned about incorrect information released by official sources following investigations of two widely-publicized events in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. From the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Describes the current security situation in Afghanistan as fragile and the Taliban as a resilient insurgency, but points toward improvement in some provinces. First in a series of required reports on the situation in Afghanistan. From the Defense Department.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf
Latest accounting puts cost at $700 billion for military operations, reconstruction, security, foreign aid, and veterans' expenses. The administration has requested an additional $260 billion for FY 2008 and 2009. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/0611_afghanistan.html
A briefing which discusses key challenges relating to Afghanistan and proposes solutions for economic development and improved security. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.
http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/s0805/final.pdf
Lengthy review of Federal Bureau of Investigation relationship to detainee interrogations in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Finds that agents witnessed abuse of detainees by military authorities but did not participate in actions they knew were contrary to Bureau policy. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf
Latest update as of April 2008. Puts the total for enacted and requested war funding at $878 billion. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34471_20080505.pdf
Discusses suicide rates among the general population, possible suicide rates among veterans and the problems in compiling such information, suicide risk factors among veterans, especially those returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan, and suicide prevention efforts by the Veterans Administration. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/34922res20080416.html
A collection of documents obtained from the Department of Defense via the Freedom of Information Act which describes mistreatment of prisoners and unlawful interrogation methods used in Afghanistan. From the American Civil Liberties Union.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS22452.pdf
Presents updated statistics regarding U.S. military casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
