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In afghanistan. colonel cedric leighton, thanks a lot. we'll talk again in about 20 minutes. as president trump plans to commit nature troops to afghanistan, how much has the longest u.s. war cost already? the most current fiscal financial estimate is $841 billion since 2001. that's straight from the u.s. budget including the president's request for next year. many say that's too low. it does not include future spending like medical care for returning veterans. so others place the total price tag at more like $2 trillion. experts say that -- even that figure isn't enough. it leaves out expen...

Possible. >> the president is right. afghanistan has been a very costly war. since the invasion in november 2001, more than 2300 americans have been killed there. more than 17,000 wounded. the financial cost, an estimated $841 billion. that's just so far. tonight the president will be at fort meyer in arlington, virginia, to ask american service members and the mesh peop american people to trust his strategy at a time when americans are publicly questioning his leadership. jessica is out front. what more are you learning about what the president will announce tonight regarding afghanistan? >> ...

All he says for the taliban is preventing them from taking over control for afghanistan. when you listen to the taliban, they say if the united states continues its war fighting in afghanistan, they will keep fighting. they, too, leave the door open for a slightly different outcome. >> one thing is clear -- the president here was listening, defaulting to his leadership on his military aides. thanks. as the president plans to commit more troops to afghanistan, a tally now of how much the u.s. war has cost. the most current financial estimate is $841 billion since 2001. that's straight from th...