War Dead 9-12-2013

In Afghanistan

• 2,267 U.S. troops killed (2,265 last week)

• 19,250 U.S. troops wounded in action (19,200)

• 1,389 U.S. contractors killed (1,389)

• 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA)

• $657 billion cost of war ($655.2 billion)

• $271.7 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($270.9 million)

In Iraq

• 4,422 U.S. troops killed, 31,928 wounded

• 1,599 U.S. contractors killed (1,599)

• 125,380 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (125,359)

• $814.2 billion cost of war ($814.0 billion) 

• $336.7 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($336.6 million)

Through Sept. 9, 2013. 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).