Names of iraq, afghan war dead to be read aloud at vietnam wall. Military forces and civilians a 2012 report from the. Dec 09, 2019 a confidential trove of government documents obtained by the washington post reveals that senior u. Apr 04, 2014 as of april 4, 2014, there have been 2,178 u. It provides tables, compiled by sources at the department of. Following a protracted civil war that began in 1816, the barakzay clan became the ruling. This is a conflict thats been brewing since before the terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001.
In operation enduring freedom, the name for the war in afghanistan. Ronn owens, on kgo talk radio today, allowed that this would mean. The names of the 6,828 americans who have died in afghanistan. Private contractor deaths in afghanistan, 2001 through 2016 updated 4. April 2014 pdf, between 174,000 and 220,000 civilians were killed in. The united nations assistance mission to afghanistan unama documented 2,640 war related civilian deaths and 5,379 injuries in the first nine months of 2017, a slight decrease over the same. Washington post publishes the afghanistan papers, showing. Aug 04, 2014 a lowflying afghan helicopter gunship in snowcapped valley along salang highway provides cover for a soviet convoy sending food and fuel to kabul, afghanistan, on january 30, 1989. For seven hours we stood near the cenotaph, reading the names of british soldiers who had died in the war, and the names of some of the afghan civilians who have died in the war. Afghan casualties group period number of casualties note afghan civilians januaryjune 2012a 1,145 killed 1,954 wounded civilian casualties dropped 15% in 2012 through the end of june compared with the same period of 2011. Chesser information research specialist congressional research service, the library of congress updated 14 september 2010 r41084 summary 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. Note the american battle monuments commission database for the world war ii reports that in 18 abmc cemeteries total of 93,238 buried and 78,979 missing and that the world war ii database on this web site contains the names of those buried at our cemeteries, or listed as missing in action, buried or lost at sea. Military casualties operation iraqi freedom oif names of fallen as of may 22, 2015 service component name last, first m rank pay grade date of death yyyymmdd age gender home of record city home of record county home of record state home of record country unit incident geographic code casualty geographic code casualty country.
United states casualties of war war or conflict date deaths wounded total dead wounded missing sourcesnotes combat other total american revolutionary war 17751783 8,000 17,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 a quasi war 17981800 20 20 42 62 barbary wars 18011815 35 35 65 100 other actions against pirates. May 25, 2015 a physical memorial that honors the dead by listing all of their names, like the vietnam war memorial in washington dc, is not yet. United states military casualties of war wikipedia. Marines in afghanistan, 20012009 anthology and annotated bibliography u. Estimates of the number of war deaths in afghanistan. Nato led the unmandated international security assistance force isaf from august 2003 to december 2014. More information on adobe acrobat pdf files is available on our accessibility page. United states military casualties in the war in afghanistan. Operation anaconda, shahikhot valley, afghanistan, 210. Tens of thousands of afghans are thought to have died since the u. Operation anaconda began before dawn on 2 march 2002. Operation enduring freedom oef is a large military operation, being carried out within the framework of the war on terror.
Estimates of the number of war deaths in afghanistan from october 7, 2001. In operation enduring freedom, the name for the war in afghanistan, which began in october 2001 and officially ended last december, 2,351 americans were killed. Afghanistan only 3 2,219 1,833 385 1 20,093 other locations 4 12 118 0 56 oef u. United states forces casualties in the war in afghanistan. According to investment in blood, a book by frank ledwidge, summations for the uk contribution to the war in afghanistan came to. Living war veterans include gulf war era veterans in addition to desert shieldstorm veterans, peacetime veterans are 4,292,000 as of 9302019. Extortion 17, seal team six and what really happened on the deadliest day in the history of naval special warfare and the u. As of today, june 7, 2010, the war in afghanistan has lasted 104 months, surpassing vietnam as the longest war in american history. The surrounding mountain peaks rise to 11,000 to 12,000 feet. Ive been hearing a lot of talk about bombing afghanistan back to the stone age. On 7 october 2008, voices in the wilderness and justice not vengeance held a remembrance ceremony opposite downing street for the dead of afghanistan. The book is wellwritten, wellresearched, and very detailed giving outstanding insight into the culture of the people as well as the mistakes that those who have tried to conquer afghanistan made. We used a loudhailer, in order to be heard in downing street, and a tibetan bell. Marines in the global war on terrorism compiled by major david w.
The names of the sailors, marines, and coast guard personnel are listed alphabetically in each category. Americas war in afghanistan now officially longer than. Estimated monthly violent civilian deaths in afghanistan, 20072010. Sources of published lists of names of war dead or other demographic indicators 32. Iraq and afghanistan through the lens of american military. Combat dead missing wounded died in prison camps released prisoners of war. Operation iraqi freedom, the initial name for the war in iraq, lasted from 2003 to 2010, during which 4,412 were killed. Following the september 11 attacks in 2001 on the us, which president george w. The book does not just inform the reader on afghanistan but ties in other areas, both ancient and present, that have affected afghanistan. Servicemembers union 2,2,363 battle deaths union 140,414 other deaths in theater union 224,097 nonmortal woundings union 281,881 total servicemembers conf. Sources of published lists of names of war dead or other. The name and rank of the deceased the name, address, and relationship of nextofkin. Jan 17, 2020 the attacks of september 11, 2001 surprised many americans.
Us and coalition dead the us military has carefully counted its uniformed dead in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Mar 05, 2020 afghanistan war, international conflict beginning in 2001 that was triggered by the september 11 attacks. Body count casualty figures after 10 years of the war on terror iraq afghanistan pakistan first international edition washington dc, berlin, ottawa march 2015 translated from german by ali fathollahnejad available from the editors. Angloafghan wars britishafghani history britannica. Dod civilian casualties 4 2 2 0 worldwide total 2,353 1,847 505 1 20,149 3 operation enduring.
Does not include 26,000 to 31,000 who died in union prisons. The list of ways that these mostly young people died is a horrific. A physical memorial that honors the dead by listing all of their names, like the vietnam war memorial in washington dc, is not yet. Almost 5000 names are listed in these documents, in which the authorities meticulously recorded the regimes killings. Names of iraq, afghan war dead to be read aloud at vietnam wall birds soaring over the national mall in washington, d. Jan 31, 2020 this statistic shows the number of western coalition soldiers who were killed in action in the execution of operation enduring freedom in afghanistan from 2001 to 2019. Most direct war deaths of civilians in afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, and syria. The terrain is rugged, and the peaks have many spurs and ridges. Us war dead in iraq and afghanistan uniformed through june 6, 2011, contractors through march 31. The war has also taken a tremendous toll on citizens of the war torn nation. The war has also taken a tremendous toll on citizens of the wartorn nation.
Names of iraq, afghan war dead to be read aloud at vietnam. Extortion 17, seal team six and what really happened on. Us war dead in iraq and afghanistan uniformed through june 6, 2011. As of july 15, 2011 xls news letter join the mailing list.
As of june 6, 2011, that number totaled 6,051, with 4,457 dead in iraq and 1,594 dead in afghanistan see table 1. Isafs mission was to enable the afghan authorities and build the capacity of the afghan national security forces to provide effective security, so as to ensure that afghanistan would never again be a safe haven for terrorists. This statistic shows the number of western coalition soldiers who were killed in action in the execution of operation enduring freedom in afghanistan from 2001 to 2019. Aug 27, 2014 in the course of a war crimes investigation concerning torture and killings, the international crimes unit of the netherlands national police has obtained death lists from afghanistan, dating from the 1970s.
A lowflying afghan helicopter gunship in snowcapped valley along salang highway provides cover for a soviet convoy sending food and fuel to. Unlike the 1991 persian gulf war, which involved only 100 hours of ground combat, fighting in iraq lasted more than eight years and the war in afghanistan has gone on for more than 11 years. Lists and statistics congressional research service report for congress hannah fischer information research specialist knowledge services group updated july, 2005 summary this report is written in response to numerous requests for war casualty statistics and lists of war dead. The war in afghanistan has been an all consuming conflict for the us government since we started to launch air strikes on october 7, 2001. The afghanistan death list afghans killed by the state in. Us and coalition casualties in iraq and afghanistan catherine lutz. Lists and statistics congressional research service summary this report provides u. The war in afghanistan is the longest war in us history. Militarypersonnel makeuptheminorityofindividualsnowinafghanistanand justahandfulremain in iraq. The wars in afghanistan and iraq share both fundamental differences and critical similarities with each other and past american conflicts.
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