As U.S. troops finally withdraw from the two-decades-long conflict in Afghanistan, a new study reveals that British and Canadian troops were more than twice as likely to be killed than their American colleagues and contributed proportionally similar amounts of aid, findings that stand in stark contrast to the implied and outright claims of policymakers and military that American allies are not pulling their weight.
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Update: British troops were twice as likely to be killed in Afghanistan as US forces (The Guardian).
WNU Editor: The report is here .... The Costs of War to United States Allies Since 9/11 (Jason W. Davidson, Brown University).
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