War Dead 9-18-2014

In Afghanistan

• 2,343 U.S. troops killed (2,340 last month)

• 19,984 U.S. troops wounded in action (19,930)

• 1,530 U.S. contractors killed (1,530)

• 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA)

• $747.9 billion cost of war ($739.6 billion)

• $294.6 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($291.3 million)

Against ISIS

• $692.9 million cost of military action

• $272,900 cost to Eugene taxpayers

In Iraq

• 4,425 U.S. troops killed, 31,947 wounded

• 1,611 U.S. contractors killed (1,611)

• 145,517 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (142,236)

• $817.7 billion cost of war ($817.4 billion) 

• $322.1 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($321.9 million)

Through Sept. 16, 2014. 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).