By Sept. 16, a total of 827 Americans had died in Operation Enduring Freedom. The total includes 826 troops and one Department of Defense civilian. Of these deaths, 584 were killed in action with the enemy while 243 died in noncombat incidents.rnThere have been 3,896 troops wounded in action during Operation Enduring Freedom. This number includes 1,506 who were wounded and returned to duty within 72 hours and 2,390 who were unable to return to duty quickly.rnThe Air Force airdropped a record 3.3 million pounds of supplies into Afghanistan in July, eclipsing June's total of 3.2 million pounds as the highest monthly total since US military operations began in Afghanistan in late 2001.
展开▼
