PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (7 September 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total cost is of the UK's involvement in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

The total cost of British military operations in Afghanistan since 2001 (up to and including financial year 2019-20) was £22.7 billion. The UK’s total aid contribution to Afghanistan since 2001 is around £3.5 billion. This financial year, the UK is doubling its aid to Afghanistan to £286 million to respond rapidly to the crisis. This includes £30 million for responding to the needs of Afghan refugees in the region, of which, £10 million has been made available immediately to humanitarian partners, such as the UNHCR, to enable essential supplies such as shelters to be despatched to the Afghan borders as well as setting up sanitation and hygiene facilities.
Answered by:
Nigel Adams (Conservative)
10 September 2021