United States military casualties in the War in Afghanistan
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Between 7 October 2001 and 30 August 2021, the United States lost a total of 2,459 military personnel in Afghanistan, which is very low compared to Taliban losses. Of this figure, 1,922 had been killed in action. An additional 20,769 were wounded in action. 18 operatives of the Central Intelligence Agency were also killed during the conflict. Further, there were 1,822 civilian contractor fatalities. The number of American fatalities reached 1,000 on February 19, 2010, when Reconnaissance Corporal Gregory Stultz of the U.S. Marines was killed by Taliban insurgents during the Battle of Marjah. By April 11, 2011, this figure stood at 1,515, and had surpassed 2,000 by September 2012. On August 6, 2011, the highest number of American fatalities in a single incident occurred in Wardak Province: 30 Americans (incl. 22 Navy SEALs), seven Afghan soldiers, and a civilian interpreter were all killed when their CH-47 Chinook was shot down; the attack was later claimed by the Taliban. On August 5, 2014, the highest-ranking American fatality occurred in Kabul: Major General Harold J. Greene of the United States Army was shot dead by 22-year-old Private Rafiqullah of the Afghan National Army; Rafiqullah had carried out the fragging after he was denied leave for Eid al-Fitr.
Tables
fatalities by month in all OEF/OFS theaters according to the US DoD · Fatalities by month and year › All fatalities
2001
2001
Year
2001
J
–
F
–
M
–
A
–
M
–
J
–
J
–
A
–
S
–
O
3
N
4
D
4
Total
11
2002
2002
Year
2002
J
10
F
12
M
9
A
5
M
1
J
3
J
0
A
1
S
1
O
5
N
1
D
1
Total
49
2003
2003
Year
2003
J
4
F
6
M
11
A
2
M
1
J
3
J
2
A
4
S
1
O
2
N
6
D
1
Total
43
2004
2004
Year
2004
J
9
F
2
M
3
A
3
M
8
J
5
J
2
A
3
S
4
O
5
N
7
D
1
Total
52
2005
2005
Year
2005
J
2
F
1
M
6
A
18
M
4
J
27
J
2
A
15
S
12
O
6
N
3
D
3
Total
99
2006
2006
Year
2006
J
1
F
17
M
7
A
1
M
11
J
18
J
9
A
10
S
6
O
10
N
7
D
1
Total
98
2007
2007
Year
2007
J
0
F
14
M
5
A
8
M
11
J
12
J
14
A
18
S
9
O
10
N
11
D
6
Total
118
2008
2008
Year
2008
J
7
F
1
M
8
A
5
M
17
J
28
J
20
A
22
S
28
O
16
N
1
D
3
Total
156
2009
2009
Year
2009
J
15
F
15
M
13
A
6
M
12
J
24
J
45
A
51
S
40
O
59
N
18
D
13
Total
311
2010
2010
Year
2010
J
30
F
31
M
25
A
20
M
34
J
60
J
65
A
55
S
42
O
50
N
53
D
33
Total
498
2011
2011
Year
2011
J
24
F
20
M
30
A
47
M
34
J
47
J
36
A
71
S
39
O
30
N
17
D
16
Total
411
2012
2012
Year
2012
J
26
F
17
M
19
A
35
M
41
J
29
J
42
A
41
S
20
O
17
N
15
D
12
Total
314
2013
2013
Year
2013
J
3
F
1
M
16
A
13
M
22
J
19
J
13
A
12
S
11
O
9
N
3
D
10
Total
132
2014
2014
Year
2014
J
7
F
7
M
0
A
4
M
5
J
12
J
3
A
5
S
5
O
1
N
3
D
3
Total
55
2015
2015
Year
2015
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
1
M
1
J
2
J
0
A
3
S
1
O
8
N
0
D
6
Total
21
2016
2016
Year
2016
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
3
N
3
D
0
Total
10
2017
2017
Year
2017
J
0
F
0
M
1
A
3
M
1
J
3
J
1
A
3
S
0
O
1
N
1
D
1
Total
15
2018
2018
Year
2018
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
1
M
0
J
1
J
2
A
1
S
2
O
1
N
5
D
1
Total
16
2019
2019
Year
2019
J
1
F
0
M
2
A
3
M
1
J
3
J
3
A
3
S
2
O
0
N
2
D
1
Total
23
2020
2020
Year
2020
J
4
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
0
Total
11
2021
2021
Year
2021
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
–
O
–
N
–
D
–
Total
13
| Year | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Total |
| 2001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 2002 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 43 |
| 2004 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 52 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 99 |
| 2006 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 98 |
| 2007 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 118 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 156 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 51 | 40 | 59 | 18 | 13 | 311 |
| 2010 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 34 | 60 | 65 | 55 | 42 | 50 | 53 | 33 | 498 |
| 2011 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 47 | 34 | 47 | 36 | 71 | 39 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 411 |
| 2012 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 41 | 29 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 314 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 132 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 55 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 13 |
KIA (hostile) in all OEF/OFS theaters according to the US DoD · Fatalities by month and year › Killed in action only
2001
2001
Year
2001
J
–
F
–
M
–
A
–
M
–
J
–
J
–
A
–
S
–
O
0
N
0
D
3
Total
3
2002
2002
Year
2002
J
1
F
0
M
8
A
4
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
1
Total
18
2003
2003
Year
2003
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
2
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
4
S
1
O
1
N
6
D
0
Total
17
2004
2004
Year
2004
J
0
F
1
M
2
A
1
M
6
J
3
J
0
A
2
S
3
O
4
N
3
D
0
Total
25
2005
2005
Year
2005
J
2
F
0
M
5
A
1
M
3
J
25
J
2
A
12
S
9
O
3
N
2
D
2
Total
66
2006
2006
Year
2006
J
1
F
6
M
6
A
1
M
1
J
14
J
7
A
9
S
5
O
9
N
5
D
1
Total
65
2007
2007
Year
2007
J
0
F
2
M
1
A
5
M
10
J
11
J
13
A
13
S
7
O
7
N
10
D
4
Total
83
2008
2008
Year
2008
J
7
F
1
M
6
A
5
M
14
J
23
J
16
A
17
S
26
O
14
N
1
D
2
Total
133
2009
2009
Year
2009
J
12
F
15
M
11
A
3
M
9
J
20
J
39
A
47
S
35
O
53
N
17
D
10
Total
271
2010
2010
Year
2010
J
25
F
29
M
22
A
14
M
31
J
49
J
58
A
54
S
30
O
47
N
47
D
31
Total
437
2011
2011
Year
2011
J
20
F
16
M
24
A
43
M
31
J
41
J
32
A
64
S
34
O
26
N
16
D
13
Total
360
2012
2012
Year
2012
J
14
F
6
M
11
A
26
M
34
J
23
J
35
A
37
S
17
O
13
N
12
D
9
Total
237
2013
2013
Year
2013
J
3
F
1
M
6
A
6
M
16
J
14
J
9
A
11
S
6
O
7
N
3
D
9
Total
91
2014
2014
Year
2014
J
3
F
5
M
0
A
3
M
1
J
11
J
2
A
3
S
5
O
0
N
3
D
3
Total
39
2015
2015
Year
2015
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
1
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
6
Total
10
2016
2016
Year
2016
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
2
N
4
D
1
Total
9
2017
2017
Year
2017
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
1
J
3
J
1
A
3
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
0
Total
12
2018
2018
Year
2018
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
1
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
1
S
1
O
1
N
5
D
1
Total
13
2019
2019
Year
2019
J
2
F
0
M
2
A
3
M
0
J
2
J
3
A
2
S
2
O
0
N
0
D
1
Total
17
2020
2020
Year
2020
J
2
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Total
4
2021
2021
Year
2021
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
–
O
–
N
–
D
–
Total
13
| Year | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Total |
| 2001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 66 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 65 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 83 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 133 |
| 2009 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 39 | 47 | 35 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 271 |
| 2010 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 31 | 49 | 58 | 54 | 30 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 437 |
| 2011 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 43 | 31 | 41 | 32 | 64 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 360 |
| 2012 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 23 | 35 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 237 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 91 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 13 |
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