Coalition casualties in Afghanistan

Albanian

There has been one recorded fatality among Albanian troops. Captain Feti Vogli was killed in Herat in February 2012, another soldier was wounded

Australian

The Australian forces in Afghanistan have suffered 41 fatalities. 261 soldiers have been wounded.

Also, at least one Australian civilian (David Savage, formerly a senior officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs working as an adviser to AusAID) was wounded in Afghanistan.

Belgian

One Belgian soldier was killed in Afghanistan, 14 soldiers have been wounded in action.

British

As of 30 October 2014, the British forces have suffered 453 fatalities and 2,188 wounded in action, another 5,251 have suffered from disease or non-battle injuries. Of these, 404 soldiers were killed as a result of hostile action, while 49 are known to have died either as a result of illness, non-combat injuries or accidents, or have not yet officially been assigned a cause of death pending the outcome of an investigation. The vast majority of fatalities have taken place since the redeployment of British forces to the Taliban stronghold of Helmand province in 2006, as only five men died between April 2002 and early March 2006.

Bulgarian

At least 7 Bulgarian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan

Canadian

Canada's role in Afghanistan, consisting of operations against the Taliban and other insurgents in southern Afghanistan (Kandahar Province), has resulted in the largest number of fatal casualties for any single Canadian military mission since the Korean War. A total of 157^* members of the Canadian Forces have died in Afghanistan between February 2002 and 29 October 2011. Of these, 132 were due to enemy actions, including 97 due to IEDs or landmines, 22 due to RPG, small arms or mortar fire, and 13 due to suicide bomb attacks. Another six Canadian soldiers died due to friendly fire from their American allies while conducting combat training operations. An additional 19 Canadian soldiers have died in Afghanistan as a result of accidents or non-combat circumstances; 6 in vehicle accidents, 3 unspecified non-combat-related deaths, 3 suicide deaths, 2 in a helicopter crash, 2 from accidental falls, 2 from accidental gunshots and 1 death from an illness. 635 soldiers had been wounded in action and 1,412 received non-battle injuries since April 2002, up to their withdrawal in December 2011.

Croatian

Since the beginning of the Croatian mission in 2003 and 22 November 2006, Croatian soldiers have been involved in four armed incidents in Afghanistan. So far, all the incidents have resulted in minor injuries. Since November 2006, at least 9 Croatian soldiers have been wounded and injured in Afghanistan

Czech Republic

10 Czech soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, at least 26 soldiers were wounded

Danish

Denmark, a NATO member, sent 9,500 personnel to Afghanistan between January 2002 and 1 July 2013. They were mostly stationed in Helmand province as part of NATO's International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF).

Denmark's first three deaths were the result of an accident during the disposal of a Soviet-era anti-aircraft missile in 2002. With a new mandate issued by the Danish parliament in 2006, Danish military operations transformed from relatively safe non-combat operations in the centre of the country to combat operations alongside the British contingent in the violent southern Helmand province. 37 soldiers have been killed in various hostile engagements or as a result of friendly fire, and 6 have been killed in non-combat related incidents, bringing the number of Danish fatalities to 43, being the highest loss per capita within the coalition forces. In addition, 214 soldiers were wounded in action and injured.

In addition, one Danish EUPOL civilian staff member was killed in 2014 in Kabul.

Dutch

A total of 25 Dutch servicemen were killed in Afghanistan. The first two Dutch fatalities were soldiers killed in an accidental helicopter crash in 2006. Since then, one pilot died in a non-hostile F-16 crash, and one soldier committed suicide at Kamp Holland. In 2007, one soldier was accidentally killed when a Patria armoured vehicle overturned at a river crossing near Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan. After that 19 soldiers were killed in action between 2007 and 2010. Finally, the last soldier to die was from an illness a month before the contingent withdrew from the country in December 2010. 140 soldiers were wounded in action.

Estonian

Nine Estonian soldiers have died in Afghanistan: eight have been killed in action and one in an accident, 92 soldiers have been wounded in action.

Finnish

Two Finnish soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, at least 11 soldiers have been wounded

French

A total of 89 French soldiers have died thus far. 70 soldiers have been killed in action, of the 18 others: seven have died in vehicle accidents, one in a helicopter crash, two committed suicide, two have drowned, one was killed by a lightning strike, two died from a non-hostile gunshot wound, one died by friendly fire, one died in an accidental explosion, and one died of unknown causes.

The largest number of soldiers killed was when French troops were ambushed in the area of Sirobi, some 50 km (31 mi) east of Kabul, in August 2008. Ten French troops were killed and a further 21 wounded in the attack - the heaviest loss of troops France has suffered since deploying to Afghanistan in 2001.

Also, 725 French soldiers were wounded and injured in Afghanistan.

Georgian

Georgia, the largest non-NATO contributor to the war effort, has lost 31 soldiers in Afghanistan and 435 were wounded since 2010. The first Georgian fatality occurred on 5 September 2010, when 28 years old Lieutenant Mukhran Shukvani was killed in a sniper attack and Corporal Alexandre Gitolendia was seriously wounded. Four more Georgian soldiers were killed by a landmine during combat operations on 1 October 2010, in Helmand. On 21 February 2011 Georgia lost another soldier, George Avaliani, while two others were wounded. On 14 March 2011, one of the two injured died in a hospital in Germany and on 27 May 2011 another soldier died. On 21 June a ninth Georgian soldier died of injuries sustained during an attack. On 31 August 2011, junior sergeant Rezo Beridze was killed by sniper fire during a patrol mission, Corporal Besarion Naniashvili died on 30 December 2011, 6 January 2012 Corporal Shalva Pailodze was killed, on 22 February 2012 Georgian Ministry of Defense announced death of Corporals - Valerian Beraia, Ruslan Meladze and Paata Kacharava, their combat vehicle exploded following an insurgent attack. Sergeant Valerian Khujadze exploded on an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) and died from the injuries. Corporal Givi Pantsuala, wounded in January 2012 succumbed to his wounds at a hospital in Gori, Georgia on 28 July 2012, bringing the total number of the Georgian military death toll to 18. On 29 December 2012, Defense Minister of Georgia Alasania held a special briefing regarding to the death of Georgian Sergeant Giorgi Kikadze who missed in Afghanistan on 19 December. On 13 May 2013, 3 Georgian soldiers: Cpl Alexander Kvitsinadze, Lower Sergeant Zviad Davitadze and Cpl Vladimer Shanava were killed after a suicide attack on 42nd Battalion military base. 27 more were wounded. On 6 June 2013 a truck bomb hitting the Georgian military base killed 7 and injured 9 servicemen, bringing the total of casualties to 29.

German

A total of 54 German ISAF soldiers and 3 EUPOL officers have been killed and 245 service personnel have been wounded in action.

Greek

At least two Greek soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan.

Hungarian

Seven Hungarians died in Afghanistan. Two EOD members were killed by IEDs. Two were killed in a convoy attack by the Taliban. Two died in a vehicle accident during a convoy-escort task. One died because of a heart attack.

Also, 14 Hungarian soldiers have been wounded in action.

Icelandic

Three Icelandic personnel were wounded in an attack in 2004.

Italian

A total of 53 Italians have died in Afghanistan: 34 killed in action, nine died in vehicle accidents, two of heart attacks, one due to an accidental weapon discharge, four of illness, one in an accidental airplane crash and one committed suicide. Of the 34 who died in combat, one had died from injuries sustained a week before. The soldier had been captured and was injured in the raid to rescue him. One other Italian soldier was captured but he was rescued safely.

Jordanian

A member of the Jordanian intelligence agency Dairat al-Mukhabarat al-Ammah, was killed in the Forward Operating Base Chapman attack. Also, a Jordanian soldier was killed and three were wounded while escorting a humanitarian convoy in Logar province on 22 May 2011.

Latvian

Three Latvian soldiers (Edgars Ozoliņš, Voldemārs Anševics and Andrejs Merkuševs) were killed in Afghanistan, another one (corporal Dāvis Baltābols) died in German military hospital in 2009 and at least 11 soldiers have been wounded.

Lithuanian

One Lithuanian soldier, Arūnas Jarmalavičius, was killed in Afghanistan, at least 13 soldiers have been wounded.

Macedonian

At least 4 Macedonian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan.

Montenegro

One soldier (Mijailo Perišić) died in Afghanistan after receiving a heart attack.

New Zealand

Ten New Zealand Defence Force soldiers have died in Afghanistan, most while carrying out their duties as part of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in the Bamyan Province. Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell was killed when his convoy was ambushed on a notorious stretch of road in the province. Private Kirifi Mila died when the Humvee in which he was travelling accidentally rolled down a 30-metre cliff. Corporal Doug Grant of the New Zealand SAS was killed in Kabul on 18 August 2011. Lance Corporal Leon Smith, also of the New Zealand SAS, was killed on 27 September 2011 in Wardak province. On 3 April 2012, Corporal Douglas Hughes died in Bamyan Province. On 5 August 2012, Lance Corporals Rory Malone and Pralli Durrer, were killed in Bamyan Province in a firefight with insurgents. Most recently, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker, Private Richard Harris and Corporal Luke Tamatea were killed on 19 August 2012 when their vehicle was hit by an IED. Lance Corporal Baker is New Zealand's first female casualty in a combat role since women were allowed to serve on the frontline in 2000. In November 2012, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key confirmed a coalition airstrike had killed Abdullah Kalta, the Taliban commander believed responsible for the deaths of O'Donnell, Baker, Harris and Tamatea.

Norwegian

10 Norwegian ISAF soldiers have been killed in action in Afghanistan.

At least 940 soldiers have been wounded in action or injured in accidents

In addition, one Norwegian military advisor (Lt. Col. Siri Skare) was killed in 2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack

Polish

44 Polish soldiers (including a military civilian medic and one JW GROM member) have been killed. 41 in action, 2 died due to a non-combat cause and 1 died in a vehicle accident. At least 231 soldiers and civilian ISAF members have been wounded in action.

Portuguese

Portugal sent at least 196 soldiers to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force, one duty of which was guarding the airport in Kabul.

Two Portuguese soldiers have been killed in action in Afghanistan and at least 10 have been wounded

Romanian

23 Romanian soldiers have been killed in action in Afghanistan, seven of them in Zabul province. At least 131 soldiers have been wounded in action.

Slovakian

3 Slovak soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, at least 8 soldiers have been wounded.

Slovenian

At least 2 Slovenian soldiers and one Slovenian civilian expert were injured.

South Korean

A South Korean officer was shot by a fellow officer for not following an order to speak quietly on the telephone. Another South Korean soldier, Sergeant Yoon Jang-ho, was killed in a suicide bomb attack at Bagram Air Base.

Spanish

Of the 35 Spanish deaths, 17 died in August 2005 when the Eurocopter Cougar helicopter they were travelling in crashed, 13 were killed in separate attacks by insurgents, two died from natural causes, and two died in vehicle accidents. Another 62 died in a Yak-42 plane crash in Turkey on their way back to Spain from Afghanistan.

Swedish

Five Swedish soldiers have been killed in action since 2005. Three in two separate IED incidents and two in an ambush by an ANP uniform wearing insurgent. At least 13 soldiers were wounded

Also, two local translators working with the Swedish PRT have been killed.

Turkish

The Turkish Army suffered its first deaths on 14 July 2009, when two soldiers were killed in a road traffic accident in Faryab province, between Mazar-i Sharif and Kabul. One of the two killed was the commander of the Turkish contingent of ISAF troops in Afghanistan. On 16 March 2012, 12 Turkish soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed into a house in Kabul. On 26 February 2015, one Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in a suicide-bombing in Kabul.

United Kingdom

As of 24 July 2015 there has been a total of 454 In all, 404 of the fatalities are classed as killed "as a result of hostile action" and 49 are known to have died either as a result of illness, non-combat injuries or accidents, or have not yet officially been assigned a cause of death pending the outcome of an investigation.

United States

Of the United States deaths, 1,856 have died in hostile action. Included in these numbers are 12 CIA operatives that were killed in Afghanistan: seven in a suicide bomb attack on a military base, two in an ambush, one in a shooting attack at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, one in a prison uprising in November 2001, and one in an accident. The independent website iCasualties has put the total number of U.S. deaths at 2,271. This number is by 17 higher than the Department of Defense's tally which is 2,254, when including the intelligence operatives.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 20,083 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department.

Out-of-country deaths related to the war

In addition to the 2,271 American deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, another 55 U.S. soldiers died 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, while supporting operations in Afghanistan. Among them are also a Marine, a civilian DoD employee and two military airmen who were killed in action while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

62 Spanish soldiers died in a Yak-42 plane crash in Turkey on their way back to Spain from Afghanistan.

One Canadian soldier was found dead of non-combat-related causes at Camp Mirage, a forward logistics base in the United Arab Emirates near Dubai.