United States military casualties in the War in Afghanistan

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As of March 27, 2009, there has been between 626 and 634 United States Forces casualties in the War in Afghanistan. Around 450 of these casualties have been the result of hostile action.

Also, as of April 2, 2009, 2,754 additional American soldiers have been wounded in action during the war; 1,770 of them not returning to duty.

Numbers of fatalities

As of March 27, 2009, the United States' Department of Defense lists 601 soldiers as having died in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. Of these, 444 are due to hostile action, while 157 are from non-combat causes.

In addition, another 68 soldiers are reported to have died as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); 43 are confirmed to have died in Africa, Southeast Asia or Cuba in support of OEF - Horn of Africa, OEF - Philippines, OEF - Trans Sahara, and in the detainment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 25 fatalities incurred outside the war zone while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, making a total of 626 United States servicemen killed in the war in Afghanistan. Of the 25, two died due to hostile action; a Marine and a civilian DoD employee killed by terrorist gunmen in Kuwait.

The website iCasualties.org lists, as of March 27, 2009, 608 soldiers as having died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Of this number, 449 have died in hostile action and 159 in non-hostile incidents.

In addition, 26 soldiers are listed as being killed while supporting operations in Afghanistan in: Kuwait, Bahrain, Khazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Arabian sea, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean. These also include the Marine and the civilian Department of Defence employee killed in Kuwait. This gives a total of 634 deaths of servicemen in support of operations in Afghanistan.

The iCasualties.org figure of 608 is seven higher than the Department of Defence's officially stated figure, although according to the website all of the names listed at iCasualties.org have been confirmed by the Department of Defence.

Fatalities per private listings

Country of death	Number of hostile deaths	Number of non-hostile deaths	Total number of deaths
Afghanistan	435	141	576
Pakistan	3	9	12
United States (died of wounds received in Afghanistan)	8	3	11
Kuwait	2	8	10
Germany (died of wounds received in Afghanistan)	3	4	7
Arabian Sea	0	2	2
Qatar	0	3	3
Persian Gulf	0	2	2
United Arab Emirates	0	2	2
Bahrain	0	1	1
Indian Ocean	0	1	1
Khazakhstan	0	1	1
Red Sea	0	1	1
Saudi Arabia	0	1	1
Turkey (died of wounds received in Afghanistan)	0	1	1
United States (died of wounds received in the Persian Gulf)	0	1	1
United States (died while on leave from the theater of operations)	0	1	1
Uzbekistan	0	1	1
TOTAL	451	183	634

Note: The above numbers are sourced from iCasualties.org. For confirmation, go to and use the filter to show the exact number of deaths per country of death. The number of names listed per country of death is then displayed in the bottom left corner.

Four deaths have been included in this table that are not on iCasualties.org's list, but were confirmed to be related to the war in Afghanistan. These are: a civilian DoD employee, a CIA operative in Khazakhstan, a sailor lost in the Indian ocean and a soldier who was on leave from her unit in the United States. Sources for these deaths are presented in the table.

Major incidents of deaths of U.S. soldiers in the war

March 1 - March 18, 2002 - Eight U.S. soldiers were killed and another 72 were wounded in Operation Anaconda. Most of the casualties were sustained during the Battle of Takur Ghar when a U.S. transport helicopter was shot down and another one was so badly damaged that it had to land or risk crashing also. All of those killed were members of various special forces units.
June 28, 2005 - 19 U.S. soldiers were killed in Operation Red Wing. Three of them, Navy SEALs, were killed when their four-man team was ambushed in the mountains of Kunar province. The fourth team member was missing in action for four days before being rescued. After the initial ambush the team called for reinforcements and helicopters were sent out. One of them was packed with special forces members. As they aproached the ambush site insurgents fired an RPG at the helicopter carrying the special forces shooting it down. All 16 soldiers onboard were killed. Eight of them were also Navy Seals while the other eight were members of the Nightstalkers regiment.
November 19, 2007 - Five US Army soldiers and one Marine were killed when their footpatrol was attacked by direct fire from enemy forces in Aranus, Afghanistan. The soldiers were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy. The Marines was assigned to Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California.
July 13, 2008 - Nine U.S. soldiers were killed and another 27 wounded during the Battle of Wanat. A force of 200 Taliban fighters had attacked a remote U.S. outpost at the town of Wanat in an attempt to overrun the base. The base's observation post, positioned on a tiny hill about 50 to 75 meters from the main base, was overrun during the battle and most of the casualties were sustained there. Eventualy U.S. force managed to repulse the attack but had to evacuate the base a few days later. The battle is considered a U.S. tactical victory, but also a Taliban strategic victory. The soldiers involved in the battle were part of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.

2001	Bombing of Kandahar Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif Siege of Kunduz Herat uprising Fall of Kabul Battle of Tarinkot Fall of Kandahar Battle of Qala-i-Jangi Dasht-i-Leili massacre Battle of Shawali Kowt Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay Battle of Tora Bora
2002 –2006	2002 Guantanamo Bay Uruzgan bombing Kabul bombing 2003 Pakistan Embassy in Kabul attack 2004 2005 2006 Taliban offensive
2007	Shinwar shooting Hyderabad airstrike Nangar Khel incident Helmand airstrikes Baghlan bombing Bagram bombing South Korean hostage crisis
2008	Haska Meyna airstrike Azizabad airstrike Wech Bagtu airstrike Kabul Indian embassy bombing Kabul S Hotel attack Kidnapping of David Rohde Sarposa attack Kandahar bombing Spin Boldak bombing
2009	Granai airstrike Kunduz airstrike Narang raid February Kabul raids Kabul Indian embassy bombing Kandahar bombing NATO HQ bombing Camp Chapman attack Battle of Sabzak
2010	January Kabul attack Raid on Khataba February Kabul attack Uruzgan attack Sangin airstrike Maywand murders Tarok Kolache Nadahan bombing May Kabul bombing Badakhshan massacre Operation Halmazag
2011	Mano Gai airstrike Sarposa prison escape Bin Laden raid Logar bombing I-C Hotel Kabul attack Nimruz bombing Zabul bombing Chinook shootdown Helmand killing Pakistani border attack Ashura bombings
2012	Order of battle Urination video Kapisa airstrike Quran burning protests April attacks Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre Kandahar massacre September Camp Bastion raid Shesh Aba raid Body pictures
2013	Farah attack June Kabul bombings Presidential palace attack Herat U.S. consulate attack Jalalabad Indian consulate bombing
2014	Kabul S Hotel attack Herat Indian consulate attack Bagram bombing Paktika bombing Yahyakhel bombing December Kabul bombings Atiqullah Raufi assassination
2015	Park Palace attack Kabul Parliament attack Khost bombing April Jalalabad bombing 7 August Kabul attacks 10 August Kabul bombing 22 August Kabul bombing Ghazni prison escape Battle of Kunduz Hospital airstrike Kandahar Airport bombing Kabul Spanish Embassy attack Bagram bombing
2016	Nangarhar offensive Operation Omari April Kabul attack Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis Kabul Canadian Embassy convoy bombing 30 June bombings July Kabul bombing Janikhel offensive AUoA attack September Kabul attacks Battle of Tarinkot Battle of Kunduz Battle of Boz Qandahari Mazar-i-Sharif German consulate bombing Bagram bombing
2017	January bombings Sangin airstrike March Kabul attack Nangarhar airstrike Camp Shaheen attack May Kabul bombing June Herat bombing Battle of Bora Bora June Lashkargar bombing August Herat attack 17 October attacks 20 October attacks 28 December Kabul bombing
2018	I-C Hotel Kabul attack STC Jalalabad attack Kabul ambulance bombing March Kabul bombing Kunduz madrassa attack 22 April Kabul bombing 30 April Kabul bombings Battle of Farah July Jalalabad bombing Battle of Darzab Ghazni offensive September Jalalabad bombing
2019	Maidan Shar attack Camp Shorabak attack 2019 Kabul mosque bombing 1 July Kabul attack Ghazni bombing 28 July Kabul bombing July Farah bombing 7 August Kabul bombing 17 August Kabul bombing 2 & 5 September Kabul bombings 17 September bombings Qalat bombing Jalalabad suicide bombing Haska Meyna mosque bombing Bagram attack
2020	6 March Kabul shooting Kabul gurdwara attack May attacks June attacks July attacks August attacks Jalalabad prison September attacks October attacks November attacks Kabul University attack December attacks
2021	Attacks Taliban offensive Kabul school bombing Battle of Kandahar Fall of Herat Battle of Lashkargah Capture of Zaranj Fall of Kabul Kunduz mosque bombing Kandahar bombing 2021 Kabul airlift Operation Allies Refuge Operation Pitting Operation Devi Shakti Kabul airport attack August 29 drone strike