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.