Last updated: 14 February 2011

Additional Resources

The following resources provide information, data, and analysis on security force casualties in Afghanistan:

• Bird, Sheila M. and Clive B. Fairweather. After UK-Withdrawal from Basra City, and the Afghan Winter: Recent Military Fatalities in Afghanistan and Iraq by Cause and Nationality. London: Medical Research Council, 26 August 2008.

• ———. "Military Fatality Rate (by Cause) in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Measure of Hostilities." International Journal of Epidemiology 36, no. 4 (1).

• Chesser, Susan G. Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 20 December 2010.

• CNN. "This Year's U.S. Death Toll in Afghanistan the Highest." 1 September 2010.

• Government of Canada, Senate Committee on National Security and Defence. How are we Doing in Afghanistan? Canadians Need to Know. Ottawa, Canada, June 2008.

• Norton-Taylor, Richard. "Rate of British Military Deaths in Afghanistan "has nearly Doubled"." The Guardian, 19 July 2010.

• Vanden Brook, Tom. "Roadside Bombs Taking Bigger Toll in Afghanistan." USA Today, 14 February 2010.

• Wilson, Clay. Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan: Effects and Countermeasures. Washington DC: Congressional Research Service, 28 August 2007.