The Cost of War project conservatively estimated up to 3.6 million indirect deaths from the post-9/11 wars, caused by economic collapse, food insecurity, destruction of public health facilities, environmental contamination, and recurring violence. That number adds to the 906,000 to 937,000 killed as a direct consequence of the wars across Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Somalia, according to the Cost of War project. The project does not ascribe blame to a country because the wars in the Middle East and Africa have involved multiple warring parties, rival nations and complicated geopolitics. Meanwhile, many countries in the Middle East and North Africa are still embroiled in deadly civil wars and extremist fighting. Brown University launched the Cost of War project in 2011 to document the toll of the U.S. war on terrorism across the world.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 16, 2023 22:00 UTC