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Norwegian Armed Forces casualties in Afghanistan

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Since late 2001, following the United States-led Invasion of Afghanistan, and during subsequent the War in Afghanistan the Norwegian Armed Forces has maintained a steady presence of troops, (peaking at approximately 500) in the country, attached to the larger International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

As of October 2013, there have been 10 Norwegian Armed Forces fatalities in the War, seven of these were due to so called Improvised explosive devices, while two were due to direct hostile gunfire, and one was in connection with the 2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack. In addition there have been at least 26 non-fatal combat-related casualties.

List of fatalities

The following is a list of the fatal casualties:

References

Norwegian Armed Forces casualties in Afghanistan Wikipedia