Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Defence

Written answers and statements, 5 November 2009

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Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire, Liberal Democrat)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK troops have been (a) killed and (b) injured in Afghanistan since 2001; and if he will make a statement.

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Bob Ainsworth (Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence; Coventry North East, Labour)

Between 7 October 2001 (the start of operations) and 1 November 2009 224 UK troops have been killed as a result of operations in Afghanistan.

Information on fatalities for the current operation in Afghanistan are published on the MOD website, and updated whenever a fatality occurs, at:

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/OperationsFactsheets/OperationsInAfghanistan BritishFatalities.htm

Between 7 October 2001 (the start of operations) and 15 October 2009 (the latest date for which casualty information is available) 136 UK troops have been very seriously injured and 154 have been seriously injured.

Fatality and casualty statistics for UK military and civilian personnel in Afghanistan are routinely updated for each fortnight on the MOD website. The tables can be found at:

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/OperationsFactsheets/OperationsInAfghanistan BritishCasualties.htm

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