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As of October 1, 2015, there have been 2,326 U.S. military deaths in the War in Afghanistan. 1,856 of these deaths have been the result of hostile action. 20,083 American servicemembers have also been wounded in action during the war.〔(Defenselink Casualty Report )〕 In addition, there were 1,173 U.S. civilian contractor fatalities. At the end of May 2010, the number of American fatalities was reported to have reached 1,000.〔("Marine from Camp Pendleton unit is 1,000th U.S. military fatality in Afghanistan, news reports say" )〕 By September 2012, the total number passed 2,000. More than two-thirds of those deaths have occurred since the American military presence in Afghanistan was doubled under President Barack Obama in 2009. The highest number of American fatalities recorded in a single incident occurred on August 6, 2011, in which a transport helicopter was shot down killing 30 Americans, including 22 Navy SEALs. In another incident in August 2014, major general Harold J. Greene became the highest-ranking American servicemember killed by hostile action. ==Numbers of fatalities== As of October 1, 2015, the United States Department of Defense lists 2,254 servicemembers as having died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Of these, 1,856 are due to hostile action and 398 non-hostile.〔 In addition, another 121 soldiers are reported to have died as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); 54 are confirmed to have died in Africa, Southeast Asia or Cuba in support of OEF - Horn of Africa, OEF - Philippines, OEF - Trans Sahara, and in the detainment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.〔 (Note: apply filter for ''Country of Death = Cuba'')〕 67 fatalities incurred outside the war zone while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, making a total of 2,321 United States servicemen killed in the war in Afghanistan. Of the 67, four died due to hostile action; a Marine and a civilian DoD employee killed by terrorist gunmen in Kuwait and two military airmen killed by a lone wolf terrorist in Germany.〔 The website iCasualties.org lists, as of October 1, 2015, 2,271 servicemembers as having died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan.〔 In addition, 55 soldiers are listed as being killed while supporting operations in Afghanistan 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. These also include the Marine and the civilian Department of Defense employee killed in Kuwait and the two airmen killed in Germany. This gives a total of 2,326 deaths of servicemen in support of operations in Afghanistan.〔 The iCasualties.org figure of 2,326 is higher than the Department of Defense'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. Many veterans have committed suicide as a result of physiological problems developed during their service. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States military casualties in the War in Afghanistan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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