War Dead 7-26-2012
In Afghanistan
• 2,044 U.S. troops killed* (2,031)
• 16,858 U.S. troops wounded in action (16,781)
• 1,173 U.S. contractors killed (1,173)
• 12,793 civilians killed (12,793)
• $550.1 billion cost of war ($546.8 billion)
• $162.4 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($161.5 million)
In Iraq
The war officially ended December 2011 with a total of 4,422 U.S. troops killed, 31,926 wounded in action and undisclosed hundreds of U.S. military suicides. But U.S. contractors are assuming a larger role, high levels of U.S. spending continue, and the body count from civil unrest grows.
• 1,569 U.S. contractors killed (1,563)
• 117,613 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (117,311)
• $805.5 billion cost of war ($805.2 billion)
• $237.9 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($237.8 million)
Through July 24, 2012; sources: icasualties.org; defense.gov, U.S. Dept. of Labor (contractor deaths updated occasionally)
* highest estimate; source: iraqbodycount.org; 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). Afghan civilian deaths from guardian.co.uk tallied monthly.
