Claim: The cost of 20 years in Afghanistan was only 59% of the cost of NHS Test and Trace.
Fact-check: NHS Test and Trace has not spent as much as war in Afghanistan yet - Full Fact
Verdict: mod estimates for the military costs of being in afghanistan from 2002 onwards are around £27.7 billion. the total budget for test and trace for its first two years is £37 billion.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Norton
Date published: 2021-08-26T00:00:00