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# January war update
- URL: https://ivn.us/january-war-update/
- Published: 2011-02-03T13:09:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:18:27.000Z
- Author: Ryan Jaroncyk
- Tags: News

[![](cloudinary://US%20Army.jpg "January war update")](https://ivn.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/US%20Army.jpg)

Last month, 31 U.S. troops died in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. 25 were killed in Afghanistan, making it the second bloodiest January since the war began in 2001, and 6 were killed in Iraq, despite President Obama having declared an end to "combat operations" in this ongoing 8-year war.

According to the latest running tally at [CostofWar.com](http://costofwar.com/en/?ref=ivn.us), the U.S. has now spent $772 billion on the Iraq War and $374 billion on the Afghanistan War. An additional $117 billion more for both wars is expected in Fiscal Year 2012, even as the federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record high [$1.5 trillion](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHl2pjSLvsB4iEnZ4vuPzG3hWnKQ?docId=839518e1ddf242e1afc34ac1e8b34107&ref=ivn.us) this year and at least $1.1 trillion next year.

In Pakistan, over [10,000](http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory%5F627645.html?ref=ivn.us) reportedly attended a mass protest of continued U.S. drone strikes against suspected militants. Most polls have shown that a majority of Pakistanis reject President Obama's drone strategy due to a perceived undermining of their nation's sovereign territory and a relatively high rate of civilian casualties associated with the unmanned attacks.