Throughout the War in Afghanistan, there had been 3,621 coalition deaths in Afghanistan as part of the coalition operations (Operation Enduring Freedom and ISAF) since the invasion in 2001. 3,485 of these deaths occurred during NATO's combat operations which ended in 2014, while the remainder of deaths happened afterwards until 2021.However there are some reports of greater estimates which range up to 7,500+ total deaths.

In addition to these numbers were the deaths of 18 CIA operatives, a number of American deaths that occurred in other countries from injuries sustained in the theater,U.S. Defense Department. Defenselink Casualty Report and 62 Spanish soldiers returning from Afghanistan who died in Turkey on 26 May 2003, when their plane crashed.

+ Number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan Country Deaths Population(millions) Deathsper million 2461* 309 7.96 457 63 7.25 159* 34 4.68 90 63 1.43 62 82 0.76 53 60 0.88 44 38 1.16 44 5.5 8.00 41 22 1.86 35* 46 0.76 32 3.8 8.42 27 21.3 1.27 25 16.6 1.51 15 73.7 0.20 14 10.5 1.33 10 4.4 2.27 10 4.9 2.04 9 1.3 6.92 7 10 0.70 5 9.4 0.53 4 2.2 1.82 3 5.4 0.56 2 5.4 0.37 2 6.1 0.33 2 10.6 0.19 2 49.5 0.04 2 2.8 0.71 1 11 0.09 1 7.5 0.13 1 4.4 0.23 1 3.2 0.31 1 0.62 1.61 Total 3621

During the first five years of the war, the vast majority of coalition deaths were American, but between 2006 and 2011, a significant proportion were amongst other nations, particularly the United Kingdom and Canada which had been assigned responsibility for the flashpoint provinces of Helmand and Kandahar, respectively. This is because in 2006, ISAF expanded its jurisdiction to the southern regions of Afghanistan which were previously under the direct authority of the U.S. military. The UK in particular suffered a high number of deaths relative to other countries, having been in charge of the highly hazardous Helmand region; both Denmark and Estonia, which were part of the British-led Task Force Helmand, also suffered high death rates, with Danish troops having the highest death rate of any country in the war as of 2009. In later years, Georgia became the largest non-NATO contributor to Afghanistan and paid a heavy toll with the highest casualty rate, with all of the 32 deaths occurring in Helmand.

As Robert Gates pointed out on 10 June 2011, in his "last policy speech" as U.S. Secretary of Defense, "more than 850 troops from non-U.S. NATO members have made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan. For many allied nations these were the first military casualties they have taken since the end of the Second World War." Additionally, there have been 95 fatalities among troops from the non-NATO contributors to the coalition (Georgia, Australia, Sweden, New Zealand, Finland, Jordan, South Korea and Albania). By 2015 with the passing of operations to the Afghan National Security Forces, the number of coalition casualties dropped, however, the Afghan forces suffered as many as 45,000 fatalities between 2014 and 2019, and an estimated 69,095 total by the end of the war in August 2021.U.S. Costs to Date for the War in Afghanistan, in $ Billions FY2001-2022*

Cause of the war As time went on and the insurgency was widening, the war became increasingly deadly. With 711 Operation Enduring Freedom and ISAF deaths, 2010 was the deadliest year for foreign military troops since the U.S. invasion in 2001, continuing the trend that occurred every year since 2003.

In 2009, there were 7,228 improvised explosive device (IED) attacks in Afghanistan, a 120% increase over 2008, and a record for the war. Of the 512 foreign soldiers killed in 2009, 448 were killed in action. 280 of those were killed by IEDs.U.S. intelligence: 'Time is running out' in Afghanistan In 2010, IED attacks in Afghanistan wounded 3,366 U.S. soldiers, which is nearly 60% of the total IED-wounded since the start of the war. Of the 711 foreign soldiers killed in 2010, 630 were killed in action. 368 of those were killed by IEDs, which is around 36% of the total IED-killed since the start of the war to date. Insurgents planted 14,661 IEDs in 2010, a 62% increase over the previous year.

Details regarding the casualties

Afghanistan

Albania There has been one recorded fatality among Albanian troops. Captain Feti Vogli was killed in Herat in February 2012, another soldier was woundedOne Albanian soldier killed, another wounded in Afghanistan // "Xinhuanet" 20 February 2012 A second Albanian soldier, Major Xhevahir Jazaj, died from unspecified causes on January 19, 2021.

Australia

The Australian forces in Afghanistan have suffered 41 fatalities (34 in action) 261 soldiers have been wounded.

One Australian civilian (David Savage, formerly a senior officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs working as an adviser to AusAID) was wounded in Afghanistan.

Belgium One Belgian soldier died of meningitis while serving in Afghanistan, 14 soldiers have been wounded in action.Suicide bomber hits near Kabul airport // "USA Today" 31 August 2007Deux militaires belges blessés en Afghanistan // "RTBF.BE" 13 October 2010Afghanistan: images de soldats belges sous le feu en 2009 // "Le Soir" от 26 September 2008Plus aucun soldat belge ne surveille l'aéroport de Kaboul // "Le Soir" 17 October 2012Avec Belga. 9.000 soldats belges blessés à l'étranger en 10 ans // "L'avenir" 17 July 2011Afghanistan: un soldat belge blessé... par un tir "ami" // "DH" 8 March 2012Belgian military repatriated wounded in Afghanistan // "The Lahore Times" 9 April 2012

Bulgaria One Bulgarian soldier died in Afghanistan. At least 7 Bulgarian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan.Български военнослужещи пострадаха при нападение в Афганистан // "BNews" 17 October 2008Четирима български войници бяха ранени в Афганистан // "Българска национална телевизия" 25 January 2010 // "24 часа онлайн" 24 June 2010

Canada

Canada's role in Afghanistan, consisting of operations against the Taliban and other insurgents in southern Afghanistan (Kandahar Province), has resulted in the largest number of fatal casualties for any single Canadian military mission since the Korean War. A total of 159* members of the Canadian Forces died in Afghanistan between February 2002 and 29 October 2011. Of these, 132 were due to enemy actions, including 97 due to IEDs or landmines, 22 due to RPG, small arms or mortar fire, and 13 due to suicide bomb attacks. Another six Canadian soldiers died due to friendly fire from their American allies while conducting combat training operations. An additional 19 Canadian soldiers have died in Afghanistan as a result of accidents or non-combat circumstances; 6 in vehicle accidents, 3 unspecified non-combat-related deaths, 3 suicide deaths, 2 in a helicopter crash, 2 from accidental falls, 2 from accidental gunshots and 1 death from an illness. 635 soldiers had been wounded in action and 1,412 received non-battle injuries since April 2002, up to their withdrawal in March 2014.

Croatia Since November 2006, at least 9 Croatian soldiers have been wounded and injured in Afghanistan U Afganistanu ranjen prvi hrvatski vojnik // 24 November 2006WikiLeaks documents show Croatian soldiers may be facing more risk in Afghanistan than reported to public // "Croatian Times" 28 June 2010Two Croatian soldiers injured in helicopter accident in Afghanistan // "Croatian Times" 17 June 2011Hrvatski vojnik u Afganistanu nehotice ranio kolegu čisteći oružje // "novilist.hr" 20 June 2011Krešimir Žabec. Hrvatski dočasnik u Afganistanu sebi propucao potkoljenicu, a kolegi Belgijcu natkoljenicu // "Jutarnji" 8 March 2012Hrvatski vojnik u Afganistanu pištoljem je ranio sebe i kolegu // "24 SATA" 8 March 2012Croatian soldier wounded in Afghanistan gun test // "Croatian Times" 22 October 2012Croatian soldier injured in Afghanistan // "Croatian Times" 2 May 2013 On 24 July 2019 three Croatian soldiers were wounded in a motorcycle suicide attack. One of the wounded soon succumbed to head injuries while the other two are stable with serious arm and leg trauma. LCpl Josip Briški (1992.-2019.) is the first Croatian soldier to die in Afghanistan.

Czech Republic

14 Czech soldiers were killed in Afghanistan and at least 26 others were wounded.2 wounded (March 2008), 4 wounded (May 2008), 3 wounded (Sep. 2008), 7 wounded (Oct. 2008), 3 wounded (April 2009), 1 wounded (April 2010), 2 wounded (May 2011), 1 wounded (July 2011), 1 wounded (April 2012), 1 wounded (Sep. 2012), 1 wounded (July 2014), total of 26 wounded

Denmark Denmark, a NATO member, sent 9,500 personnel to Afghanistan between January 2002 and 1 July 2013. They were mostly stationed in Helmand province as part of NATO's International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF).

Denmark's first three deaths were the result of an accident during the disposal of a Soviet-era anti-aircraft missile in 2002. With a new mandate issued by the Danish parliament in 2006, Danish military operations transformed from relatively safe non-combat operations in the centre of the country to combat operations alongside the British contingent in the violent southern Helmand province. 37 soldiers were killed in various hostile engagements or as a result of friendly fire, and 7 were killed in non-combat related incidents, bringing the number of Danish fatalities to 44, being the highest loss per capita within the coalition forces. In addition, 214 soldiers were wounded in action and injured.148 danske soldater såret i Afghanistan // "DF – NYT" 27 November 2010Marie Rønde. To danske soldater såret i Afghanistan // "TV – Midwest" 18 July 2011Dansk soldat såret i Afghanistan // "Jyllands Posten" 31 January 2012Danska soldater sårade i Afghanistan // "Svenska Dagbladet" 12 May 2012Tre danske soldater såret // TV-2 20 June 2012Fire danske soldater såret i Afghanistan // "Avisen" 29 July 2012Dansk soldat hårdt såret i Afghanistan // "Nyheder" 15 August 2012Dansk soldat såret i Afghanistan // "Avisen" 12 October 2012"Today officially ended Denmark's 12-year involvement in the War in Afghanistan... The dozen years in Afghanistan cost the lives of 43 Danish soldiers and resulted in total costs of approximately 15 billion kroner. An additional 211 soldiers were injured in Afghanistan."Justin Cremer. Combat mission in Afghanistan is over // "The Copenhagen Post", 22 July 2013Andreas Jakobsen. Three Danish soldiers injured in Afghanistan // "The Copenhagen Post", 30 January 2014

In addition, one Danish EUPOL civilian staff member was killed in 2014 in Kabul.

Estonia Nine Estonian soldiers have died in Afghanistan: eight have been killed in action and one in an accident, 92 soldiers have been wounded in action."исполнилось десять лет с того момента, как первое эстонское подразделение приступило к несению службы в Афганистане. За это время 9 эстонских солдат погибли, 92 получили ранения."Десять лет эстонской миссии в Афганистане: 9 убитых, 92 раненых // "Postimees", 16 March 2013

Finland