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 March 28, 2023, 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 March 28, 2023. 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: March 28, 2023. 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 March 28, 2023)
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/