The following tables present data on U.S. military casualties in Operation Enduring Freedom, deaths of coalition partners in Afghanistan, and Afghan casualties, respectively.
Table 1. Operation Enduring Freedom, U.S. Fatalities and Wounded
(as of September 29, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT from October 7, 2001)
Fatalities Fatalities Total Wounded
In and Around Afghanistan(a) in Other Locations (b) Fatalities(c) in Action
Hostile(d) 1,401 10 1,411
Non-Hostile(e) 278 89 367
Total 1,679 99 1,778 Total 14,239
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf.
a. “Fatalities in and around Afghanistan†includes casualties that occurred in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan.
b. “Other locations†includes casualties that occurred in Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen.
c. Fatalities include two Department of Defense civilian personnel.
d. According to the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, as amended through 31 August 2005, a “hostile casualty†is a victim of a terrorist activity or a casualty as the result of combat or attack by any force against U.S. forces, available at http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/dod_dictionary/.
e. The above-named reference defines a “nonhostile casualty†as a casualty that is not directly attributable to hostile action or terrorist activity, such as casualties due to the elements, self-inflicted wounds, or combat fatigue.
Table 2. American Casualties by Year Through September 29, 2011
Year Total Deaths Total Wounded in Action
2001 11 33
2002 49 74
2003 45 99
2004 52 218
2005 98 267
2006 98 400
2007 117 749
2008 155 795
2009 311 2,142
2010 499 5,238
2011 343 4,224
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Statistical Information Analysis Division, http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/