Former US President Donald Trump compared United States annual expenses for operation in Afghanistan with Russia’s military budget. According to him, these figures are comparable, reports RIA Novosti with reference to Fox News.
He noted that the United States spent 42 billion dollars in the Islamic Republic annually in the Islamic Republic to the year, while the total expenses of the Russian Federation for the maintenance of the entire army amounted to $ 50 billion.
“Think, 42 billion. I understand, Russia spends 50 billion a year for the entire army, and we are 42 billion,” said Trump, adding that the United States, despite the many years of financial injections, did not receive anything in return.
Previously, the Associated Press edition reported that Washington spent about $ 145 billion to restore Afghanistan. To maintain military and police, and the training of security workers left 83 billion dollars, but ultimately a significant part of weapons and technicians moved to the Taliban’s hands.