... problem in the hope that it will go away. US spending $3.6 billion a montj in Afganistan according to CRS report By Roxana Tiron - 10/14/09 04:08 PM ET The U.S. spends about $3.6 billion a month ... 000 troops deployed to Afghanistan. Picture of Kabul taken during a sortie with Gen Jim Jones then SACEUR and current NSA to Pres Obama. HILLBLOGGER posting from Europe