£2,000 per household is the cost of the Afghanistan war

The deadly war in Afghanistan it is claimed in a new book has cost every British household more than £2,000, the book written by a civilian adviser to the Government on the country.

The book has claimed the war, which has lasted more than a decade, has cost Britain at least £37 billion.

By 2020, Frank Ledwidge, author of Investment in Blood, estimates Britain will have spent at least £40 billion on the Afghan campaign – a sum equivalent to hiring 5,000 new police officers or nurses and paying for their entire careers.

The book estimates some £25,000 has been spent for every one of Helmand’s 1.5 million inhabitants more than most of them can hope to earn during their lifetimes.