War Dead 12-17-2015

In Afghanistan

• 2,349 U.S. troops killed (2,349 last month)

• 20,071 U.S. troops wounded in action (20,071)

• 1,616 U.S. contractors killed (1,616)

• 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA)

• $722.1 billion cost of war ($719.5 billion)

• $288.8 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($286.4 million)

Against ISIS

• $7.4 billion cost of military action ($7 billion last month)

• $2.9 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($2.6 million)

• 11 U.S. troops killed (10 non-hostile) (7)

• 5 U.S. troops wounded in action (5)

In Iraq

• 4,424 U.S. troops killed, 31,951 wounded

• 1,631 U.S. contractors killed (1,631)

• 169,488 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (166,703 last month)

• $819 billion cost of war ($819 billion) 

• $327.6 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($327.6 million)

Through Dec. 15, 2015. Sources: icasualties.org, defense.gov, U.S. Dept. of Labor,  iraqbodycount.org, guardian.co.uk. *Civilian deaths based on confirmed media reports; other groups calculate Iraqi civilian deaths as high as 655,000 (Lancet survey, 2006) to 1.2 million (Opinion Research Business survey, 2008).