Between October 2001 and August 30, 2021 there were 454 fatalities of military and civilians for the United Kingdom in Afghanistan. The years with the most fatalities were 2009 and 2010, with both years seeing more than a hundred deaths.
Number of operational deaths of the armed forces of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021
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UK Ministry of Defence. (March 31, 2022). Number of operational deaths of the armed forces of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317560/fatalities-in-afghanistan-uk/
UK Ministry of Defence. "Number of operational deaths of the armed forces of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317560/fatalities-in-afghanistan-uk/
UK Ministry of Defence. (2022). Number of operational deaths of the armed forces of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317560/fatalities-in-afghanistan-uk/
UK Ministry of Defence. "Number of Operational Deaths of The Armed Forces of The United Kingdom in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317560/fatalities-in-afghanistan-uk/
UK Ministry of Defence, Number of operational deaths of the armed forces of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317560/fatalities-in-afghanistan-uk/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of operational deaths of the armed forces of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021 [Graph], UK Ministry of Defence, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317560/fatalities-in-afghanistan-uk/