War Dead 4-28-2016

In Afghanistan

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

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

• 1,629 U.S. contractors killed (1,629)

• 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA)

• $730.8 billion cost of war ($728.2 billion)

• $292.4 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($291.3 million)

Against ISIS

• $8.7 billion cost of military action ($8.3 billion last month)

• $3.5 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($3.3 million)

• 14 U.S. troops killed (13 non-hostile) (11)

• 5 U.S. troops wounded in action (5)

In Iraq

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

• 1,630 U.S. contractors killed (1,630)

• 174,246 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (172,246 last month)

• $819.3 billion cost of war ($819.2 billion) 

• $327.8 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($327.7 million)

Through March 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).