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An additional 20,769 were <a href="/wiki/Wounded_in_action" title="Wounded in action">wounded in action</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-defenselink_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-defenselink-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 18 operatives of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a> were also killed during the conflict.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further, there were 1,822 civilian contractor fatalities.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The number of American fatalities reached 1,000 on February 19, 2010, when Reconnaissance Corporal Gregory Stultz of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marines</a> was killed by <a href="/wiki/Taliban_insurgency" title="Taliban insurgency">Taliban insurgents</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Marjah" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Marjah">Battle of Marjah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By April 11, 2011, this figure stood at 1,515,<sup id="cite_ref-Yauco_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yauco-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and had surpassed 2,000 by September 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 6, 2011, the highest number of American fatalities in a single incident occurred in <a href="/wiki/Maidan_Wardak_Province" title="Maidan Wardak Province">Wardak Province</a>: 30 Americans (incl. 22 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" title="United States Navy SEALs">Navy SEALs</a>), seven Afghan soldiers, and a civilian interpreter were all killed when their <a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">CH-47 Chinook</a> was shot down; the attack was later claimed by the <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-abcnews.go.com_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abcnews.go.com-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pbs.org_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbs.org-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 5, 2014, the highest-ranking American fatality occurred in <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a>: Major General <a href="/wiki/Harold_J._Greene" title="Harold J. Greene">Harold J. Greene</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> was shot dead by 22-year-old Private Rafiqullah of the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Afghan National Army">Afghan National Army</a>; Rafiqullah had carried out the <a href="/wiki/Fragging" title="Fragging">fragging</a> after he was denied leave for <a href="/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr" title="Eid al-Fitr">Eid al-Fitr</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Numbers_of_fatalities">Numbers of fatalities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_military_casualties_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Numbers of fatalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a> lists 2,459 servicemembers as having died in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">Operation Enduring Freedom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Freedom%27s_Sentinel" title="Operation Freedom's Sentinel">Operation Freedom's Sentinel</a>. Of these, 1,922 were due to hostile action and 534 non-hostile, and 3 status pending.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-defenselink_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-defenselink-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of those killed, 60 were confirmed to have died in Africa, Southeast Asia or Cuba in support of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Horn_of_Africa" title="Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa">OEF – Horn of Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Philippines" title="Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines">OEF – Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Trans_Sahara" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara">OEF – Trans Sahara</a>, and in the detainment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Five were killed due to hostile action.<sup id="cite_ref-DCAS_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DCAS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, a total of 2,402 United States servicemen were killed in the war in Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-defenselink_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-defenselink-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The website <a href="/wiki/ICasualties.org" title="ICasualties.org">iCasualties.org</a> lists 2,455 servicemembers and 10 CIA operatives as having died in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel, including 49 who died in support of other OEF operations. This gives a total of 2,406 deaths of servicemen in support of operations in Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-icasualties.org_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-icasualties.org-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The iCasualties.org figure of 2,406 is higher than the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a>'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.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many veterans have committed suicide as a result of psychological problems developed during their service.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fatalities_by_month_and_year">Fatalities by month and year</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_military_casualties_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fatalities by month and year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All_fatalities">All fatalities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_military_casualties_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: All fatalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right"> <caption>U.S. fatalities by month in all OEF/OFS theaters according to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">US DoD</a> </caption> <tbody><tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <th>Year </th> <th>J </th> <th>F </th> <th>M </th> <th>A </th> <th>M </th> <th>J </th> <th>J </th> <th>A </th> <th>S </th> <th>O </th> <th>N </th> <th>D </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2001</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2002</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>12</td> <td>9</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2003</b></td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2004</b></td> <td>9</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2005</b></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>18</td> <td>4</td> <td>27</td> <td>2</td> <td>15</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>99 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2006</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>17</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>11</td> <td>18</td> <td>9</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>98 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2007</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>11</td> <td>12</td> <td>14</td> <td>18</td> <td>9</td> <td>10</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>118 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2008</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>17</td> <td>28</td> <td>20</td> <td>22</td> <td>28</td> <td>16</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>156 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2009</b></td> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>13</td> <td>6</td> <td>12</td> <td>24</td> <td>45</td> <td>51</td> <td>40</td> <td>59</td> <td>18</td> <td>13</td> <td>311 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2010</b></td> <td>30</td> <td>31</td> <td>25</td> <td>20</td> <td>34</td> <td>60</td> <td>65</td> <td>55</td> <td>42</td> <td>50</td> <td>53</td> <td>33</td> <td>498 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2011</b></td> <td>24</td> <td>20</td> <td>30</td> <td>47</td> <td>34</td> <td>47</td> <td>36</td> <td>71</td> <td>39</td> <td>30</td> <td>17</td> <td>16</td> <td>411 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2012</b></td> <td>26</td> <td>17</td> <td>19</td> <td>35</td> <td>41</td> <td>29</td> <td>42</td> <td>41</td> <td>20</td> <td>17</td> <td>15</td> <td>12</td> <td>314 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2013</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>16</td> <td>13</td> <td>22</td> <td>19</td> <td>13</td> <td>12</td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> <td>132 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2014</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>12</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>55 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2015</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2016</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2017</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2018</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2019</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2020</b></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2021</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>13 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Grand Total: 2,456</b> </p><p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-DCAS_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DCAS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Note: Table omits the deaths of six Department of Defense civilian employees killed in support of operations in Afghanistan and other countries.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Killed_in_action_only">Killed in action only</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_military_casualties_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Killed in action only"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right"> <caption>U.S. KIA (hostile) in all OEF/OFS theaters according to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">US DoD</a> </caption> <tbody><tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <th>Year </th> <th>J </th> <th>F </th> <th>M </th> <th>A </th> <th>M </th> <th>J </th> <th>J </th> <th>A </th> <th>S </th> <th>O </th> <th>N </th> <th>D </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2001</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2002</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2003</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2004</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2005</b></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>25</td> <td>2</td> <td>12</td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>66 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2006</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td> <td>9</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>65 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2007</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> <td>11</td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2008</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>14</td> <td>23</td> <td>16</td> <td>17</td> <td>26</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>133 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2009</b></td> <td>12</td> <td>15</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> <td>20</td> <td>39</td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>53</td> <td>17</td> <td>10</td> <td>271 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2010</b></td> <td>25</td> <td>29</td> <td>22</td> <td>14</td> <td>31</td> <td>49</td> <td>58</td> <td>54</td> <td>30</td> <td>47</td> <td>47</td> <td>31</td> <td>437 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2011</b></td> <td>20</td> <td>16</td> <td>24</td> <td>43</td> <td>31</td> <td>41</td> <td>32</td> <td>64</td> <td>34</td> <td>26</td> <td>16</td> <td>13</td> <td>360 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2012</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>6</td> <td>11</td> <td>26</td> <td>34</td> <td>23</td> <td>35</td> <td>37</td> <td>17</td> <td>13</td> <td>12</td> <td>9</td> <td>237 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2013</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>16</td> <td>14</td> <td>9</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> <td>91 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2014</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>39 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2015</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2016</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2017</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2018</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2019</b></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2020</b></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>2021</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>13 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Grand Total: 1,928</b> </p><p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-DCAS_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DCAS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Note: Table omits the deaths of four Department of Defense civilian employees killed in action in support of operations in Afghanistan and other countries.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publicized_incidents_of_multiple_deaths_of_U.S._service_members_in_the_war">Publicized incidents of multiple deaths of U.S. service members in the war</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_military_casualties_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Publicized incidents of multiple deaths of U.S. service members in the war"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 1–18, 2002 – Eight U.S. soldiers were killed and another 72 were wounded in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Anaconda" title="Operation Anaconda">Operation Anaconda</a>. Most of the casualties were sustained during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Takur_Ghar" title="Battle of Takur Ghar">Battle of Takur Ghar</a> 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.</li> <li>June 28, 2005 – 19 U.S. special operations troops were killed in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Red_Wings" title="Operation Red Wings">Operation Red Wings</a>. Three of them, <a href="/wiki/Navy_SEALs" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy SEALs">Navy SEALs</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/160th_Special_Operations_Aviation_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (United States)">Nightstalkers</a> regiment.</li> <li>November 9, 2007 – Five <a href="/wiki/US_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="US Army">US Army</a> soldiers and one <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine</a> were killed when their footpatrol was attacked by direct fire from enemy forces in <a href="/wiki/Aranas" class="mw-redirect" title="Aranas">Aranas</a>, Afghanistan. The soldiers were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy. The Marine was assigned to <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Mountain_Warfare_Training_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center">Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center</a>, Bridgeport, California.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 13, 2008 – Nine U.S. soldiers were killed and another 27 wounded during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wanat" title="Battle of Wanat">Battle of Wanat</a>. 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.</li> <li>October 3, 2009 – Eight U.S. soldiers were killed and another 24 wounded during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kamdesh" title="Battle of Kamdesh">Battle of Kamdesh</a>. 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.</li> <li>December 30, 2009 – Five U.S. <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">CIA</a> employees and 2 <a href="/wiki/Blackwater_Worldwide" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackwater Worldwide">Xe</a> PMCs were killed and another six wounded in a <a href="/wiki/Forward_Operating_Base_Chapman_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward Operating Base Chapman attack">suicide bomb attack on a military base</a> in Khost province. The Afghan <a href="/wiki/Private_military_company" title="Private military company">PMC</a> chief of security for the base and a Jordanian military officer from the Jordanian spy agency <a href="/wiki/Dairat_al-Mukhabarat_al-Ammah" class="mw-redirect" title="Dairat al-Mukhabarat al-Ammah">Dairat al-Mukhabarat al-Ammah</a> were also killed in the attack.</li> <li>On May 28, 2010, the 1,000th American fatality in Afghanistan was a Marine from <a href="/wiki/Camp_Pendleton" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Pendleton">Camp Pendleton</a> killed by a roadside bomb while on a foot patrol in <a href="/wiki/Helmand" class="mw-redirect" title="Helmand">Helmand</a> province.<sup id="cite_ref-latimesblogs.latimes.com_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesblogs.latimes.com-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-icasualties.org_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-icasualties.org-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On August 22, 2010, two U.S. soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard, 3rd Company, 172nd Infantry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were killed during an attack in Paktya province.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On September 21, 2010 a <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">Black Hawk</a> helicopter crashed in <a href="/wiki/Qalati_Ghilji" title="Qalati Ghilji">Qalat</a> killing five soldiers of the <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne" class="mw-redirect" title="101st Airborne">101st Airborne</a>, three <a href="/wiki/Navy_Seals" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Seals">Navy Seals</a>, and one <a href="/wiki/Naval_Special_Warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Special Warfare">Naval Special Warfare</a> support technician.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 6, 2011 – 30 American servicemembers, including 22 <a href="/wiki/Navy_SEALs" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy SEALs">Navy SEALs</a>, were killed along with seven Afghan special forces members and an Afghan civilian interpreter when their transport helicopter was <a href="/wiki/2011_Chinook_shootdown_in_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Chinook shootdown in Afghanistan">shot down in Wardak province</a>. A U.S. military dog also died.<sup id="cite_ref-abcnews.go.com_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abcnews.go.com-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pbs.org_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbs.org-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 2012 – Four soldiers were killed in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Afghanistan_Quran_burning_protests" title="2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests">2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests</a>.</li> <li>August 2012 – Afghan security forces kill twelve US soldiers in so-called "green on blue" attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>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.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>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.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>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 <a href="/wiki/Zabul_province" class="mw-redirect" title="Zabul province">Zabul province</a> in that province.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 3, 2013 – Three <a href="/wiki/US_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="US Air Force">US Air Force</a> crew members were killed when their <a href="/wiki/KC-135R" class="mw-redirect" title="KC-135R">KC-135R</a> crashed in <a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a> while on a combat air refueling mission to <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>.</li> <li>May 4, 2013 – Seven U.S. service members were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 27, 2018 - Three U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan blast.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>April 9, 2019 - Car bomb kills three US servicemembers outside Bagram Air Field.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 11, 2020 – Two U.S. service members were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 27, 2020 – Two <a href="/wiki/US_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="US Air Force">US Air Force</a> crew members were killed when an E-11A aircraft <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Air_Force_E-11A_crash" title="2020 United States Air Force E-11A crash">crashed</a></li> <li>February 8, 2020 – Two U.S. Special Operations Soldiers were killed and six service members wounded from an insider "Green on Blue" attack in Nangarhar.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 26, 2021 – Thirteen U.S. service members from the <a href="/wiki/US_Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="US Marine Corps">US Marine Corps</a>, <a href="/wiki/US_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy">US Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/US_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="US Army">US Army</a> were killed in a <a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_airport_attack" title="2021 Kabul airport attack">suicide bombing attack</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during evacuations at the Kabul airport.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_military_casualties_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coalition_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="Coalition casualties in Afghanistan">Coalition casualties in Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_J._Greene" title="Harold J. 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href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_operations_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="List of military operations in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NATO_logistics_during_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="NATO logistics during the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Impact_of_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="Impact of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Impact</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" title="International Security Assistance Force">International Security Assistance Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taliban_insurgency" title="Taliban insurgency">Taliban insurgency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_strikes_in_Pakistan" title="Drone strikes in Pakistan">Drone strikes in Pakistan</a></li> <li>Withdrawal of U.S. troops <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_of_United_States_troops_from_Afghanistan_(2011%E2%80%932016)" title="Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2011–2016)">2011–2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_U.S._troop_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan" title="2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan">2020–2021</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resolute_Support_Mission" title="Resolute Support Mission">Resolute Support Mission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_airlift" title="2021 Kabul airlift">Evacuation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Casualties<br />and losses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Afghan_security_forces_fatality_reports_in_Afghanistan" title="List of Afghan security forces fatality reports in Afghanistan">Afghan forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Civilian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932006)" title="List of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2006)">2001–2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2007)" title="List of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2007)">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2008)" title="List of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2008)">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2009)" title="List of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2009)">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2011)" title="List of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2011)">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2012)" title="List of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2012)">2012</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coalition_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="Coalition casualties in Afghanistan">Coalition</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Forces_casualties_in_Afghanistan_since_2001" title="British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="Canadian Forces casualties in Afghanistan">Canadian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Armed_Forces_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="German Armed Forces casualties in Afghanistan">German</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_Defence_Force_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="List of Australian Defence Force casualties in Afghanistan">Australian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Norwegian_Armed_Forces_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="List of Norwegian Armed Forces casualties in Afghanistan">Norwegian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan" title="List of aviation accidents and incidents in the war in Afghanistan">Aviation incidents</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Timeline</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2001_in_Afghanistan" title="2001 in Afghanistan">2001</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bombing_of_Kandahar_(2001)" title="Bombing of Kandahar (2001)">Bombing of Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Mazar-i-Sharif" title="Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif">Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Kunduz" title="Siege of Kunduz">Siege of Kunduz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_uprising_in_Herat" title="2001 uprising in Herat">Herat uprising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2001)" title="Fall of Kabul (2001)">Fall of Kabul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tarinkot" title="Battle of Tarinkot">Battle of Tarinkot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kandahar" title="Fall of Kandahar">Fall of Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Qala-i-Jangi" title="Battle of Qala-i-Jangi">Battle of Qala-i-Jangi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dasht-i-Leili_massacre" title="Dasht-i-Leili massacre">Dasht-i-Leili massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Shawali_Kowt" title="Battle of Shawali Kowt">Battle of Shawali Kowt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sayyd_Alma_Kalay" title="Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay">Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tora_Bora" title="Battle of Tora Bora">Battle of Tora Bora</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">2002<br />–2006</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_Afghanistan" title="2002 in Afghanistan">2002</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp" title="Guantanamo Bay detention camp">Guantanamo Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruzgan_wedding_bombing" title="Uruzgan wedding bombing">Uruzgan bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Kabul_bombing" title="2002 Kabul bombing">Kabul bombing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_Afghanistan" title="2003 in Afghanistan">2003</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_attack_on_the_Embassy_of_Pakistan_in_Kabul" title="2003 attack on the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul">Pakistan Embassy in Kabul attack</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_Afghanistan" title="2004 in Afghanistan">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_Afghanistan" title="2005 in Afghanistan">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_Afghanistan" title="2006 in Afghanistan">2006</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Taliban_offensive" title="2006 Taliban offensive">Taliban offensive</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2007_in_Afghanistan" title="2007 in Afghanistan">2007</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Shinwar_shooting" title="2007 Shinwar shooting">Shinwar shooting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_airstrike" title="Hyderabad airstrike">Hyderabad airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nangar_Khel_incident" title="Nangar Khel incident">Nangar Khel incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Helmand_Province_airstrikes" title="2007 Helmand Province airstrikes">Helmand airstrikes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Baghlan_sugar_factory_bombing" title="2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing">Baghlan bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_South_Korean_hostage_crisis_in_Afghanistan" title="2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan">South Korean hostage crisis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2008_in_Afghanistan" title="2008 in Afghanistan">2008</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Haska_Meyna_wedding_party_airstrike" title="Haska Meyna wedding party airstrike">Haska Meyna airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azizabad_airstrike" title="Azizabad airstrike">Azizabad airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike" title="Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike">Wech Bagtu airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul" title="2008 bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul">Kabul Indian embassy bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Kabul_Serena_Hotel_attack" title="2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack">Kabul S Hotel attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kidnapping_of_David_Rohde" title="Kidnapping of David Rohde">Kidnapping of David Rohde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarposa_prison_attack_of_2008" title="Sarposa prison attack of 2008">Sarposa attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Kandahar_bombing" title="2008 Kandahar bombing">Kandahar bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spin_Boldak_bombing" title="Spin Boldak bombing">Spin Boldak bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Afghanistan" title="2009 in Afghanistan">2009</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Granai_airstrike" title="Granai airstrike">Granai airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Kunduz_airstrike" title="2009 Kunduz airstrike">Kunduz airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_raid_on_Narang" title="Night raid on Narang">Narang raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2009_raids_on_Kabul" title="February 2009 raids on Kabul">February Kabul raids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul" title="2009 bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul">Kabul Indian embassy bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Kandahar_bombing" title="2009 Kandahar bombing">Kandahar bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NATO_Afghanistan_headquarters_bombing" title="2009 NATO Afghanistan headquarters bombing">NATO HQ bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Chapman_attack" title="Camp Chapman attack">Camp Chapman attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sabzak" title="Battle of Sabzak">Battle of Sabzak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2010_in_Afghanistan" title="2010 in Afghanistan">2010</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2010_Kabul_attack" title="January 2010 Kabul attack">January Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Khataba" title="Raid on Khataba">Raid on Khataba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2010_Kabul_attack" title="February 2010 Kabul attack">February Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruzgan_helicopter_attack" title="Uruzgan helicopter attack">Uruzgan attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Sangin_airstrike" title="2010 Sangin airstrike">Sangin airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maywand_District_murders" title="Maywand District murders">Maywand murders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarok_Kolache" title="Tarok Kolache">Tarok Kolache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadahan_wedding_bombing" title="Nadahan wedding bombing">Nadahan bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2010_Kabul_bombing" title="May 2010 Kabul bombing">May Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Badakhshan_massacre" title="2010 Badakhshan massacre">Badakhshan massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Halmazag" title="Operation Halmazag">Operation Halmazag</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2011_in_Afghanistan" title="2011 in Afghanistan">2011</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mano_Gai_airstrike" title="Mano Gai airstrike">Mano Gai airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarposa_prison_tunneling_escape_of_2011" title="Sarposa prison tunneling escape of 2011">Sarposa prison escape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden" title="Killing of Osama bin Laden">Bin Laden raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Logar_province_bombing" title="2011 Logar province bombing">Logar bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Inter-Continental_Hotel_Kabul_attack" title="2011 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack">I-C Hotel Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Nimruz_province_bombing" title="2011 Nimruz province bombing">Nimruz bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Zabul_province_bombing" title="2011 Zabul province bombing">Zabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Afghanistan_Boeing_Chinook_shootdown" title="2011 Afghanistan Boeing Chinook shootdown">Chinook shootdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Helmand_Province_killing" title="2011 Helmand Province killing">Helmand killing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NATO_attack_in_Pakistan" title="2011 NATO attack in Pakistan">Pakistani border attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Afghanistan_Ashura_bombings" title="2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings">Ashura bombings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2012_in_Afghanistan" title="2012 in Afghanistan">2012</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_order_of_battle,_2012" title="War in Afghanistan order of battle, 2012">Order of battle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Video_of_U.S._Marines_urinating_on_Taliban_fighters" title="Video of U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban fighters">Urination video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Kapisa_airstrike" title="2012 Kapisa airstrike">Kapisa airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Afghanistan_Quran_burning_protests" title="2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests">Quran burning protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2012_Afghanistan_attacks" title="April 2012 Afghanistan attacks">April attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forward_Operating_Base_Delhi_massacre" title="Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre">Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandahar_massacre" title="Kandahar massacre">Kandahar massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2012_raid_on_Camp_Bastion" title="September 2012 raid on Camp Bastion">September Camp Bastion raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shesh_Aba_raid" title="Shesh Aba raid">Shesh Aba raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._soldiers_posing_with_body_parts_of_dead_Afghans" title="U.S. soldiers posing with body parts of dead Afghans">Body pictures</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2013_in_Afghanistan" title="2013 in Afghanistan">2013</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Farah_attack" title="2013 Farah attack">Farah attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11_June_2013_Kabul_bombing" title="11 June 2013 Kabul bombing">June Kabul bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Afghan_presidential_palace_attack" title="2013 Afghan presidential palace attack">Presidential palace attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_attack_on_U.S._consulate_in_Herat" title="2013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat">Herat U.S. consulate attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_bombing_of_Indian_consulate_in_Jalalabad" title="2013 bombing of Indian consulate in Jalalabad">Jalalabad Indian consulate bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2014_in_Afghanistan" title="2014 in Afghanistan">2014</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Kabul_Serena_Hotel_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack">Kabul S Hotel attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_attack_on_Indian_consulate_in_Herat" title="2014 attack on Indian consulate in Herat">Herat Indian consulate attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2014 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Paktika_car_bombing" title="2014 Paktika car bombing">Paktika bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Yahyakhel_suicide_bombing" title="2014 Yahyakhel suicide bombing">Yahyakhel bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2014_Kabul_bombings" title="December 2014 Kabul bombings">December Kabul bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atiqullah_Raufi" title="Atiqullah Raufi">Atiqullah Raufi assassination</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Afghanistan" title="2015 in Afghanistan">2015</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Park_Palace_guesthouse_attack" title="2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack">Park Palace attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Kabul_Parliament_attack" title="2015 Kabul Parliament attack">Kabul Parliament attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Khost_suicide_bombing" title="2015 Khost suicide bombing">Khost bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing">April Jalalabad bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_August_2015_Kabul_attacks" title="7 August 2015 Kabul attacks">7 August Kabul attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_August_2015_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing">10 August Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22_August_2015_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="22 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing">22 August Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghazni_prison_escape" title="Ghazni prison escape">Ghazni prison escape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kunduz_(2015)" title="Battle of Kunduz (2015)">Battle of Kunduz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz_hospital_airstrike" title="Kunduz hospital airstrike">Hospital airstrike</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Kandahar_Airport_bombing" title="2015 Kandahar Airport bombing">Kandahar Airport bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Spanish_Embassy_attack_in_Kabul" title="2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul">Kabul Spanish Embassy attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2015 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2016_in_Afghanistan" title="2016 in Afghanistan">2016</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nangarhar_offensive_(2016)" title="Nangarhar offensive (2016)">Nangarhar offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Omari" title="Operation Omari">Operation Omari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2016_Kabul_attack" title="April 2016 Kabul attack">April Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz-Takhar_highway_hostage_crisis" title="Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis">Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_attack_on_Canadian_Embassy_guards" title="Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards">Kabul Canadian Embassy convoy bombing</a></li> <li><a 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consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif">Mazar-i-Sharif German consulate bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2016 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Afghanistan" title="2017 in Afghanistan">2017</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2017_Afghanistan_bombings" title="January 2017 Afghanistan bombings">January bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Sangin_airstrike" title="2017 Sangin airstrike">Sangin airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2017_Kabul_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="March 2017 Kabul attack">March Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Nangarhar_airstrike" title="2017 Nangarhar airstrike">Nangarhar airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Camp_Shaheen_attack" title="2017 Camp Shaheen attack">Camp Shaheen attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2017_Kabul_bombing" title="May 2017 Kabul bombing">May Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2017_Herat_mosque_bombing" title="June 2017 Herat mosque bombing">June Herat bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tora_Bora_(2017)" title="Battle of Tora Bora (2017)">Battle of Bora Bora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2017_Lashkargah_bombing" title="June 2017 Lashkargah bombing">June Lashkargar bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2017_Herat_mosque_attack" title="August 2017 Herat mosque attack">August Herat attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_October_2017_Afghanistan_attacks" title="17 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks">17 October attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_October_2017_Afghanistan_attacks" title="20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks">20 October attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_December_2017_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="28 December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing">28 December Kabul bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2018_in_Afghanistan" title="2018 in Afghanistan">2018</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Inter-Continental_Hotel_Kabul_attack" title="2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack">I-C Hotel Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Save_the_Children_Jalalabad_attack" title="Save the Children Jalalabad attack">STC Jalalabad attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_ambulance_bombing" title="Kabul ambulance bombing">Kabul ambulance bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing">March Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz_madrassa_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Kunduz madrassa attack">Kunduz madrassa attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22_April_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing">22 April Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30_April_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombings" title="30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings">30 April Kabul bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Farah" title="Battle of Farah">Battle of Farah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2018_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing">July Jalalabad bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Darzab_(2018)" title="Battle of Darzab (2018)">Battle of Darzab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghazni_offensive" title="Ghazni offensive">Ghazni offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2018_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="September 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing">September Jalalabad bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2019_in_Afghanistan" title="2019 in Afghanistan">2019</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maidan_Shar_attack" title="Maidan Shar attack">Maidan Shar attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Camp_Shorabak_attack" title="2019 Camp Shorabak attack">Camp Shorabak attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Kabul_mosque_bombing" title="2019 Kabul mosque bombing">2019 Kabul mosque bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_July_2019_Kabul_attack" title="1 July 2019 Kabul attack">1 July Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Ghazni_bombing" title="2019 Ghazni bombing">Ghazni bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_July_2019_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="28 July 2019 Kabul suicide bombing">28 July Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2019_Farah_bombing" title="July 2019 Farah bombing">July Farah bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_August_2019_Kabul_bombing" title="7 August 2019 Kabul bombing">7 August Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_August_2019_Kabul_bombing" title="17 August 2019 Kabul bombing">17 August Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_and_5_September_2019_Kabul_bombings" title="2 and 5 September 2019 Kabul bombings">2 & 5 September Kabul bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_September_2019_Afghanistan_bombings" title="17 September 2019 Afghanistan bombings">17 September bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Qalat_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Qalat bombing">Qalat bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="2019 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad suicide bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haska_Meyna_mosque_bombing" title="Haska Meyna mosque bombing">Haska Meyna mosque bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Bagram_Airfield_attack" title="2019 Bagram Airfield attack">Bagram attack</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2020_in_Afghanistan" title="2020 in Afghanistan">2020</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/6_March_2020_Kabul_shooting" title="6 March 2020 Kabul shooting">6 March Kabul shooting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_gurdwara_attack" title="Kabul gurdwara attack">Kabul gurdwara attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="May 2020 Afghanistan attacks">May attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="June 2020 Afghanistan attacks">June attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="July 2020 Afghanistan attacks">July attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="August 2020 Afghanistan attacks">August attacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jalalabad_prison_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Jalalabad prison attack">Jalalabad prison</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="September 2020 Afghanistan attacks">September attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="October 2020 Afghanistan attacks">October attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="November 2020 Afghanistan attacks">November attacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Kabul_University_attack" title="2020 Kabul University attack">Kabul University attack</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="December 2020 Afghanistan attacks">December attacks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2021_in_Afghanistan" title="2021 in Afghanistan">2021</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2021_Afghanistan_attacks" title="List of 2021 Afghanistan attacks">Attacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Taliban_offensive" title="2021 Taliban offensive">Taliban offensive</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_school_bombing" title="2021 Kabul school bombing">Kabul school bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kandahar_(2021)" title="Battle of Kandahar (2021)">Battle of Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Herat" title="Fall of Herat">Fall of Herat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lashkargah" title="Battle of Lashkargah">Battle of Lashkargah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capture_of_Zaranj" title="Capture of Zaranj">Capture of Zaranj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">Fall of Kabul</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kunduz_mosque_bombing" title="2021 Kunduz mosque bombing">Kunduz mosque bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kandahar_bombing" title="2021 Kandahar bombing">Kandahar bombing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_airlift" title="2021 Kabul airlift">2021 Kabul airlift</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Allies_Refuge" title="Operation Allies Refuge">Operation Allies Refuge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Pitting" title="Operation Pitting">Operation Pitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Devi_Shakti" title="Operation Devi Shakti">Operation Devi Shakti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_airport_attack" title="2021 Kabul airport attack">Kabul airport attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2021_Kabul_drone_strike" title="August 2021 Kabul drone strike">August 29 drone strike</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_Afghanistan_War_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="Aftermath of the Afghanistan War (2001–2021)">Aftermath</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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