The costs in dollars of trying to rebuild Afghanistan have been known, but until now much less has been known about the price paid in lives in the U.S.-led effort.
A watchdog report says the U.S. military is no longer collecting — and therefore no longer releasing — one of the most concrete measures of the war's progress.
A U.S. government watchdog says the Afghan government "may be going back to 'business as usual' and 'simply checking the box' when it comes to fighting corruption."