In Afghanistan
• 2,349 U.S. troops killed (2,349 last month)
• 20,071 U.S. troops wounded in action (20,071)
• 1,629 U.S. contractors killed (1,629)
• 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA)
• $730.8 billion cost of war ($728.2 billion)
• $292.4 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($291.3 million)
Against ISIS
• $8.7 billion cost of military action ($8.3 billion last month)
• $3.5 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($3.3 million)
• 14 U.S. troops killed (13 non-hostile) (11)
• 5 U.S. troops wounded in action (5)
In Iraq
• 4,424 U.S. troops killed, 31,951 wounded
• 1,630 U.S. contractors killed (1,630)
• 174,246 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (172,246 last month)
• $819.3 billion cost of war ($819.2 billion)
• $327.8 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($327.7 million)
Through March 15, 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).
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