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Data prepared by Michael E Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, Ian Livingston and Heather Messera, researchers at Brookings.
First published in the New York Times, 09 April 2011.
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IRAQ |
01/09 |
01/10 |
01/11 |
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US troops in Iraq ( thousands) |
140 |
100 |
47 |
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US troop deaths |
42 |
19 |
11 |
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Iraqui Security Forces (Army & Police; thousands) |
635 |
665 |
670 |
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Iraqui Security Force deaths |
142 |
80 |
84 |
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Civilian deaths from war |
760 |
600 |
414 |
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Electricity output (in average megawatts; prewar: 4,000) |
5500 |
6400 |
6600 |
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Oil production (in millions of barrels/day; prewar: up to 2.5) |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
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PAKISTAN |
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Monthly attacks by insurgents |
230 |
180 |
200 |
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Pakistani ground forces deployed near Tribal Areas/Afghan Border (thousands) |
150 |
100 |
147 |
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US drone strikes (monthly average) |
3.6 |
8.6 |
6.3 |
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GPD growth rate (%) |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
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US assistance to Pakistan per annum ($ billions)
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3.0 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
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AFGHANISTAN |
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US/Other foreign troops ( thousands)
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36/32 |
75/39 |
100/48 |
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Afghan security forces (Army and Police; thousands) |
163 |
210 |
273 |
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US/Other foreign troop deaths
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43/34 |
37/48 |
75/32 |
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Attacks by insurgents (per week) |
200 |
380 |
550 |
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Monthly desertion rate of elite policemen (%) |
6.0 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
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Monthly pay for Afghan troops in combat zone (dollars)
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85 |
250 |
250
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Monthly pay for Prosecutors (dollars) |
85 |
85 |
85 |
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Monthly assassinations in Kandahar |
1+ |
5+ |
10+ |
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Key districts deemed at least “Partly safe” by ISAF (%)
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30 |
30 |
50 |
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Afghan Army battalions deemed at least “Partly effective” by ISAF
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10 |
50 |
95 |
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Afghans who consider roads safe (%) |
30 |
32 |
45 |
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Companies banned by ISAF for corrupt practices
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0 |
0 |
9 |
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Non Pashtun parliamentarians (%) |
54 |
54 |
61 |
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Afghan citizens favouring current Government over Taliban (%) |
82 |
88 |
86 |
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