Defense seeks cost-benefit analysis for drawdown

Regulatory/Transport

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Taking cues from the U.S. departure from Iraq and return of equipment to the proper parties after U.S. troops left the country, the Defense Department has issued drawdown preparations addressing the 750,000 weapons, vehicles and other items that have accumulated in Afghanistan over a 10-year period. The total value of the items stands at more than $36 billion; the department estimates that transporting everything out of the country could cost $5.7 billion. Th...

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