In Afghanistan
• 2,334 U.S. troops killed (2,329 last month)
• 19,882 U.S. troops wounded in action (19,798)
• 1,530 U.S. contractors killed (1,510)
• 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA)
• $732.8 billion cost of war ($724.7 billion)
• $303 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($299.6 million)
In Iraq
• 4,425 U.S. troops killed, 31,947 wounded
• 1,611 U.S. contractors killed (1,607)
• 140,903 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (138,882)
• $817.1 billion cost of war ($816.8 billion)
• $337.9 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($337.7 million)
Through July 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).
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