United States military casualties in the war in Afghanistan - wikipedia United States military casualties in the war in Afghanistan Please note this article only deals with military personnel who died as a result of the US War in Afghanistan, and does not include any information on soldiers who were injured or wounded and did not die. On February 12, 2012, American casualties reached 2,000 when U.S. Marine Reconnaissance Raider Cpl. Gregory Stultz of Brazil, Indiana was killed by small arms ' fire in battle with Taliban fighters during the invasion of Marjah, Operation Moshtarak. By September 2012, the total number surpassed 2,000. More than two - thirds of those deaths have occurred since the American military presence in Afghanistan was doubled under President Barack Obama in 2009. The highest number of American fatalities recorded in a single incident occurred on August 6, 2011, in which a transport helicopter was shot down killing 30 Americans, including 22 Navy SEALs. In another incident in August 2014, major general Harold J. Greene became the highest - ranking American servicemember killed by hostile action. Contents 1 Numbers of fatalities 2 Casualties by month and year 2.1 All fatalities 2.2 Killed in action only 3 Incidents of multiple deaths of U.S. service members in the war 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Numbers of fatalities As of October 1, 2015, the United States Department of Defense lists 2,254 servicemembers as having died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Of these, 1,856 are due to hostile action and 398 non-hostile. In addition, another 0 soldiers are reported to have died as part of Operation Enduring Freedom ( OEF ) ; 54 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. 67 fatalities incurred outside the war zone while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, making a total of 2,321 United States servicemen killed in the war in Afghanistan. Of the 67, four died due to hostile action ; a Marine and a civilian DoD employee killed by terrorist gunmen in Kuwait and two military airmen killed by a lone wolf terrorist in Germany. The website iCasualties.org lists, as of October 1, 2015, 2,271 servicemembers as having died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. In addition, 55 soldiers are listed as being killed while supporting operations in Afghanistan in : Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, Germany, Oman, Jordan, Turkey, Yemen, the Arabian sea, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. These also include the Marine and the civilian Department of Defense employee killed in Kuwait and the two airmen killed in Germany. This gives a total of 2,326 deaths of servicemen in support of operations in Afghanistan. The iCasualties.org figure of 2,326 is higher than the Department of Defense 's officially stated figure, although according to the website all of the names listed at iCasualties.org have been confirmed by the Department of Defense. Many veterans have committed suicide as a result of physiological problems developed during their service. Casualties by Month and year All fatalities U.S. fatalities by month in only Afghanistan according to iCasualties.org Year J J J O Total 2001 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 7 2002 10 9 0 0 0 0 30 2003 8 6 0 33 9 8 5 7 49 2005 5 18 26 15 11 93 2006 7 7 11 18 9 10 6 10 7 88 2007 0 12 8 11 12 13 18 8 9 11 6 111 2008 7 7 5 16 28 20 22 27 16 153 2009 14 15 13 6 12 24 44 51 37 59 17 18 310 30 31 24 19 34 60 65 55 42 60 53 33 496 2011 24 18 29 46 35 47 37 70 42 31 18 15 412 2012 26 10 18 34 39 29 41 39 19 17 16 13 301 2013 15 13 19 17 11 11 8 9 10 120 2014 7 6 0 12 5 5 54 2015 0 0 0 0 8 0 6 22 2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2017 0 0 0 17 Running Total : 2,297 U.S. all fatalities in Afghanistan only Source : Note : Table omits the deaths of 54 soldiers killed in support of operations in Afghanistan in other countries. Killed in action only U.S. KIA ( hostile ) in Afghanistan only by month according to iCasualties.org Year J J J O Total 2001 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 2002 0 9 0 0 0 0 20 2003 0 0 0 0 5 0 17 0 6 0 0 24 2005 0 5 25 12 9 66 2006 6 6 14 7 8 5 9 6 65 2007 0 5 10 11 13 13 7 7 10 83 2008 7 6 5 14 23 16 17 26 15 133 2009 12 15 11 9 20 39 47 33 47 15 15 266 27 30 22 14 31 49 54 54 31 48 48 32 440 2011 20 17 24 43 30 39 32 65 38 26 18 13 365 2012 15 11 12 31 34 22 37 37 17 13 12 10 246 2013 5 7 16 15 9 11 6 7 85 2014 0 11 5 0 38 2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 2016 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- Grand Total : 1,865 These totals are U.S. KIA ( hostile ) in Afghanistan only, Source : Note : Table omits the deaths of four troops killed in action in support of operations in Afghanistan in other countries. These are the marine and the civilian Department of Defence employee killed in Kuwait in October 2002 and January 2003, respectively, and the two airmen killed in Germany in 2011. Friendly fire deaths are included in the table. Incidents of multiple deaths of U.S. service members in the war March 1 -- 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 operations units. June 28, 2005 -- 19 U.S. special operations troops were killed in Operation Red Wings. 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 a quick reaction force dispatched. As they approached the ambush site, insurgents fired an RPG at the helicopter carrying the QRF, shooting it down. All 16 on board were killed. Eight of them were 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 Marine 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. Eventually, U.S. forces 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. October 3, 2009 -- Eight U.S. soldiers were killed and another 24 wounded during the Battle of Kamdesh. A force of 300 Taliban fighters had attacked a U.S. outpost at the town of Kamdesh in an attempt to overrun the base. The Afghan part of the base was overrun during the battle which left four Afghan security forces members dead, 10 wounded and 20 captured. The soldiers involved in the battle were part of 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. December 30, 2009 -- Five U.S. CIA employees and 2 Xe PMCs were killed and another six wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a military base in Khost province. The Afghan PMC chief of security for the base and a Jordanian military officer from the Jordanian spy agency Dairat al - Mukhabarat al - Ammah were also killed in the attack. On May 28, 2010, the 1,000 th American fatality in Afghanistan was a Marine from Camp Pendleton killed by a roadside bomb while on a foot patrol in Helmand province. On September 21, 2010 a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Qalat killing five soldiers of the 101st Airborne, three Navy Seals, and one Naval Special Warfare support technician. October 2010, 4 Marines with 3rd Battalion 5th Marines were killed in the Sangin district when an IED destroyed the MATV they were riding in. The 3 / 5 Sangin deployment was the deadliest deployment for the whole of the Marine Corps. April 27, 2011 -- Eight United States Air Force Airmen and one American contractor were killed at the Kabul Airport. An Afghan Air Corps pilot became angry during an argument in the operations room at the airfield, then suddenly drew his gun and began shooting. The shooter was fatally wounded at the end of the incident. August 6, 2011 -- 30 American servicemembers, including 22 Navy SEALs, were killed along with seven Afghan special forces members and an Afghan civilian interpreter when their transport helicopter was shot down in Wardak province. A U.S. military dog also died. February 2012 -- Four soldiers were killed in the 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests. August 2012 -- Afghan security forces kill twelve US soldiers in so - called `` green on blue '' attacks. October 2012 -- Three American soldiers killed as a result of a suicide strike against a joint U.S. - Afghan combat team in Eastern Afghanistan that left a total of 14 dead. March 11, 2013 -- Seven Americans died this day when a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan that killed five American service members and earlier two U.S. special operations forces were gunned down in an insider attack by an Afghan policeman in eastern Afghanistan. April 6, 2013, Three U.S. service members in Southern Afghanistan were killed when a suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives just as a convoy with the international military coalition drove past another convoy of vehicles carrying the governor of Zabul province in that province. May 4, 2013, Seven U.S. service members were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. May 3, 2014, Three US Air Force crewmembers were killed when their KC - 135R crashed in Kyrgyzstan while on a combat air refueling mission to Afghanistan. See also Coalition casualties in Afghanistan Civilian casualties of the War in Afghanistan ( 2001 -- present ) Harold J. 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Operation Enduring Freedom Coalition Casualties War in Afghanistan ( 2001 -- present ) Invasion and occupation Order of battle Operations Logistics International Security Assistance Force Taliban insurgency Drone strikes in Pakistan Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan Resolute Support Mission Casualties and losses Afghan forces Civilian Lists 2001 -- 06 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Coalition U.S. United Kingdom Canadian German Norwegian Aviation incidents Events and controversies 2001 -- 2006 2001 Dasht - i - Leili massacre Battle of Tarinkot Fall of Mazar - i - Sharif Siege of Kunduz Uprising in Herat Fall of Kabul Battle of Shawali Kowt Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay Battle of Qala - i - Jangi Fall of Kandahar Battle of Tora Bora 2002 Guantanamo Bay 2002 Kabul bombing 2003 2005 Bagram torture and prisoner abuse Salt Pit 2006 2007 Shinwar shooting Hyderabad airstrike Nangar Khel incident Helmand Province airstrikes 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing 2007 Bagram Airfield bombing 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan 2008 Haska Meyna wedding party airstrike Azizabad airstrike Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack Kidnapping of David Rohde Sarposa prison attack of 2008 2008 Kandahar bombing Spin Boldak bombing 2009 Granai airstrike Kunduz airstrike Narang night raid February 2009 Kabul raids 2009 Kabul Indian embassy attack 2009 Kandahar bombing 2009 NATO Afghanistan headquarters bombing Camp Chapman attack Khataba raid February 2010 Kabul attack Uruzgan helicopter attack Sangin airstrike Maywand District murders Tarok Kolache Nadahan wedding bombing May 2010 Kabul bombing 2010 Badakhshan massacre 2011 Mano Gai airstrike Pakistani border attack Bin Laden raid Sarposa Prison tunneling escape Helmand Province incident 2011 Logar province bombing 2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings 2011 Nimruz province bombing 2011 Zabul province bombing 2011 Chinook shootdown in Afghanistan 2012 Urination video Kapisa airstrike Quran burning protests April 2012 Afghanistan attacks Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre Kandahar massacre September 2012 Camp Bastion raid Body pictures 2013 June 2013 Kabul bombings 2013 Afghan presidential palace attack 2013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat 2013 Indian embassy attack 2014 Herat Indian Consulate Attack 2014 Paktika car bombing 2014 Yahyakhel suicide bombing 2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack Atiqullah Raufi assassination December 2014 Kabul bombings 2015 2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack 2015 Kabul Parliament attack Khost suicide bombing Jalalabad suicide bombing August 2015 Kabul attacks 10 August 2015 Kabul suicide attack 22 August 2015 Kabul suicide attack Ghazni prison escape Battle of Kunduz Kunduz hospital airstrike Kandahar Airport attack 2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul 2016 February 2016 Kabul bombing Nangarhar Offensive ( 2016 ) 2016 Jalalabad suicide bombing Operation Omari Kabul NDS building Kunduz - Takhar highway hostage crisis Kabul Canadian Embassy convoy bombing Wardak Province bombing Kabul Hazara protest bombing Kabul Northgate Hotel bombing Jani Khel offensive Kabul American University siege Kabul Defense Ministry bombing Battle of Tarinkot ( 2016 ) Battle of Kunduz ( 2016 ) Battle of Boz Qandahari Mazar - i - Sharif German consulate attack Bagram Airfield bombing Kabul Shia mosque bombing 2017 10 January 2017 Afghanistan bombings February 2017 Supreme Court of Afghanistan attack 2017 Sangin airstrike March 2017 Kabul attack 2017 Nangarhar airstrike 2017 Camp Shaheen attack May 2017 Kabul attack June 2017 Kabul attack 2017 Herat bombing June 2017 Kabul mosque attack 2017 Lashkargah bombing 2017 attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul 2017 Herat mosque attack December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing 2018 2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack 2018 Save the Children Jalalabad attack 2018 Kabul ambulance bombing March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing 22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing 30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings Battle of Farah Reactions Afghan War documents leak International public opinion Opposition Protests Memorials London Multimedia Wikinews Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_military_casualties_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan&oldid=837484627 '' Categories : Military history of Afghanistan War in Afghanistan ( 2001 -- present ) casualties Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Unfit url Talk Contents About Wikipedia Edit links This page was last edited on 21 April 2018, at 03 : 55. 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Question: how many american lives have been lost in the afghanistan war
Answer: 2,254