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As of 24 July 2015 there has been a total of 454 fatalities of British Forces personnel including Ministry of Defence (MoD) civilians. The vast majority of fatalities have taken place since the redeployment of British forces to the Taliban stronghold of Helmand province, as prior to deployment in this area only five men died between April 2002 and early March 2006. For the period 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2013 centrally available records show that: In February 2010, the British death toll in Afghanistan exceeded that of the Falklands War.

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  • British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001
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  • As of 24 July 2015 there has been a total of 454 fatalities of British Forces personnel including Ministry of Defence (MoD) civilians. The vast majority of fatalities have taken place since the redeployment of British forces to the Taliban stronghold of Helmand province, as prior to deployment in this area only five men died between April 2002 and early March 2006. For the period 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2013 centrally available records show that: In February 2010, the British death toll in Afghanistan exceeded that of the Falklands War.
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  • As of 24 July 2015 there has been a total of 454 fatalities of British Forces personnel including Ministry of Defence (MoD) civilians. The vast majority of fatalities have taken place since the redeployment of British forces to the Taliban stronghold of Helmand province, as prior to deployment in this area only five men died between April 2002 and early March 2006. In all, 404 of the fatalities are classed as killed "as a result of hostile action" and 49 are known to have died either as a result of illness, non-combat injuries or accidents, or have not yet officially been assigned a cause of death pending the outcome of an investigation. The Army has seen the heaviest losses, with 362 fatalities as of 1 May 2013. Typically those killed were aged between 20 and 29 and the biggest losses seen in 2009 and 2010. Of those killed, 439 were male and three were female. For the period 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2013 centrally available records show that: * 2,116 UK military and civilian personnel were admitted to UK Field Hospitals and categorised as Wounded in Action, including as a result of hostile action. * 4,529 UK military and civilian personnel were admitted to UK Field Hospitals for disease or non-battle injuries. * 293 UK personnel were categorised as Very Seriously Injured from all causes excluding disease. * 298 UK personnel were categorised as Seriously Injured from all causes excluding disease. * 6,663 UK personnel were aeromedically evacuated from Afghanistan on medical grounds, for whatever reason. In February 2010, the British death toll in Afghanistan exceeded that of the Falklands War.
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