Seventeen U.S. Service Members Died In Afghanistan In 2019

U.S. deaths since 2001. Data sourced from iCasualties.org

The Hill: US combat deaths in Afghanistan highest in years

Seventeen service members died in Afghanistan in 2019, the highest number since 2015, according to a year-end tally compiled by the Department of Defense and reported by Army Times.

Fourteen of the fallen service members were from the Army, while three were Marines.

The soldiers killed included eight Green Berets, an Army Ranger and three paratroopers.

Last year’s list of fatalities caused by hostile action surpassed the death tolls of 2018, when 13 service members died, and 2017, when 11 died.

In 2016 and 2015, the number of military fatalities resulting from hostile action was nine and 10, respectively.

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Update #1: New in 2020: Army combat casualties trend upwards into 2020 (Army Times)
Update #2: Taliban 'smell blood in the water': US deaths in Afghanistan reach a five-year high in 2019 (Washington Examiner)

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