Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians

This report collects statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom OEF, which began on October 7, 2001, and is ongoing. OEF actions take place primarily in Afghanistan however, OEF casualties also includes American casualties in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen. Casualty data of U.S. military forces are compiled by the U.S. Department of Defense DOD, as tallied from the agencys press releases. Also included are statistics on those wounded but not killed. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as records are processed through the U.S. militarys casualty system. A detailed casualty summary of U.S. military forces that includes data on deaths by cause, as well as statistics on soldiers wounded in action. Casualty data of Afghan civilians are reported quarterly by the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan UNAMA. Deaths of Afghan National Police and Afghan National Army personnel are reported by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction in the quarterly reports to Congress that are required as part of P.L. 110-181.