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. 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 . 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
U . 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2021
2021
Year
2021
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
–
O
–
N
–
| Year | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N |
| 2001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| 2007 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 1 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 51 | 40 | 59 | 18 |
| 2010 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 34 | 60 | 65 | 55 | 42 | 50 | 53 |
| 2011 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 47 | 34 | 47 | 36 | 71 | 39 | 30 | 17 |
| 2012 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 41 | 29 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | – | – | – |
U . 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2021
2021
Year
2021
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
–
O
–
N
–
| Year | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N |
| 2001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 1 |
| 2009 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 39 | 47 | 35 | 53 | 17 |
| 2010 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 31 | 49 | 58 | 54 | 30 | 47 | 47 |
| 2011 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 43 | 31 | 41 | 32 | 64 | 34 | 26 | 16 |
| 2012 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 23 | 35 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | – | – | – |
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