Defense Department spent more than $188 million to support thousands of Afghan refugees at Marine Corps Base Quantico, report says
by Caitlin Doornbos
• Stars and Stripes • January 6, 2022
WASHINGTON — It took more than $188.4 million to support thousands of Afghan refugees housed at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., for three months following the U.S. evacuation mission from Afghanistan, according to a Defense Department inspector general report published Thursday.
That amount, which was tallied Dec. 3, did not include the additional $38.3 million expected then to cover expenses to return the base to its original condition and sustain operations until they ended Dec. 22, according to the report.
Quantico was one of eight military bases in the United States that housed Afghan evacuees after U.S. and coalition forces evacuated more than 120,000 people from Afghanistan in August during the final days of the 20-year U.S. conflict there. President Joe Biden officially ended the war on Aug. 31 after the last U.S. service members left the country.
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