By the Numbers - Aug. 22, 2016
28,600
and
8,730
The numbers, respectively, of DOD contractor personnel and U.S. troops in Afghanistan as of March 2016, according to a new Congressional Research Service Report -- Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2016 (PDF).
In Irag, as of July 2016, there are roughly 2,500 DOD contractor personnel and 4,087 U.S. troops.
According to the report, which was made available by the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy:
From FY2007 to FY2015, DOD obligations for contracts performed in the greater Iraq and Afghanistan areas of operation were approximately $220 billion in FY2017 dollars.
28,600
and
8,730
The numbers, respectively, of DOD contractor personnel and U.S. troops in Afghanistan as of March 2016, according to a new Congressional Research Service Report -- Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2016 (PDF).
In Irag, as of July 2016, there are roughly 2,500 DOD contractor personnel and 4,087 U.S. troops.
According to the report, which was made available by the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy:
From FY2007 to FY2015, DOD obligations for contracts performed in the greater Iraq and Afghanistan areas of operation were approximately $220 billion in FY2017 dollars.