War Dead 1-22-2015

In Afghanistan

• 2,356 U.S. troops killed (2,356 last month)

• 20,066 U.S. troops wounded in action (20,060)

• 1,582 U.S. contractors killed (1,559)

• 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA)

• $778.8 billion cost of war ($770.2 billion)

• $308.5 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($303.4 million)

Against ISIS

• $1.7 billion cost of military action ($1.7 billion)

• $672,403 cost to Eugene taxpayers ($564,706)

• 3 U.S. troops killed (non-hostile)

In Iraq

• 4,425 U.S. troops killed, 31,949 wounded

• 1,619 U.S. contractors killed (1,615)

• 151,624 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (151,409)

• $818.8 billion cost of war ($818.5 billion) 

• $324.4 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($322.4 million)

Through Jan. 20, 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).