Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
Defence
Written answers and statements, 3 November 2009
Julian Lewis (Shadow Minister, Defence; New Forest East, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have been (a) killed and (b) seriously wounded in Afghanistan in each year since UK forces entered Helmand province; and how many such casualties were caused by (i) roadside or other pre-positioned devices and (ii) enemy fire in combat.
Bob Ainsworth (Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence; Coventry North East, Labour)
The MOD is committed to openly publishing casualty statistics on the number of service personnel killed and wounded on operations. Information on casualties sustained since January 2006 in Afghanistan and information on how each individual was killed is included in their eulogies available on our website
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/OperationsFactsheets
We do not disclose information on how casualties are injured as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the armed forces.