November saw the fewest number of U.S. deaths in Afghanistan since February. The one death follows six months of high tolls, including two months when U.S. deaths in Afghanistan surpassed those in Iraq. Numbers are based on information from Defense Department.
U.S. deaths in Afghanistan in 2008:
January — 7
February — 1
March — 7
April — 5
May — 16
June — 28
July — 20
August — 22
September — 25
October — 16
November — 1
U.S. deaths in Iraq in 2008:
January — 40
February — 29
March — 39
April — 52
May — 19
June — 29
July — 13
August — 23
September — 25
October — 14
November — 17
(This version CORRECTS Corrects number of deaths in Iraq in January and November.) |