The US carried out over 91,000 air strikes across seven countries during the two decades that followed the September 11 attacks in 2001
Dubbed the “forever wars,” the conflict was not clearly demarcated and spread out over three broad categories: the full invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq ; major bombing campaigns against Daesh in Iraq , Syria , and Libya ; targeted drone and air strike campaigns against militant and terror groups in Somalia , Yemen 2002-2021), Pakistan , and Libya .
However, 2017 would be the deadliest overall if going by its maximum estimates – 19,623 deaths – mostly connected to the bombing campaign against Daesh. In total, the US’ global war on terror has taken between 897,000-929,000 lives and cost $8 trillion, according to the study. , vowing action against the Daesh branch in Afghanistan after the group claimed responsibility for the August 26 attack at Kabul airport that killed over 160 Afghan civilians and 13 US service members.
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