At least 2,207 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}As of Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at least 2,207 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
The AP count is four less than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.
At least 1,827 military service members have died in Afghanistan as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Outside of Afghanistan, the department reports at least 135 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, 11 were the result of hostile action.
The AP count of total OEF casualties outside of Afghanistan is six more than the department's tally.
The Defense Department also counts four military civilian deaths.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 20,037 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}— Cmdr. Christopher E. Kalafut, 49, of Oceanside, California, died Oct. 24 in Doha, Qatar, of a noncombat-related incident at Al Udeid Air Base; assigned to Naval Amphibious Liaison Element, Combined Forces Air Component Center, U.S. Central Command.
— Lance Cpl. Sean P. Neal, 19, of Riverside, California, died Oct. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a noncombat-related incident; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, whose headquarters element deploys from Camp Pendleton, California.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Online: http://www.defense.gov/news