<P> On February 12, 2012, American casualties reached 2,000 when U.S. Marine Reconnaissance Raider Cpl . Gregory Stultz of Brazil, Indiana was killed by small arms' fire in battle with Taliban fighters during the invasion of Marjah, Operation Moshtarak . By September 2012, the total number surpassed 2,000 . More than two - thirds of those deaths have occurred since the American military presence in Afghanistan was doubled under President Barack Obama in 2009 . </P> <P> The highest number of American fatalities recorded in a single incident occurred on August 6, 2011, in which a transport helicopter was shot down killing 30 Americans, including 22 Navy SEALs . In another incident in August 2014, major general Harold J. Greene became the highest - ranking American servicemember killed by hostile action . </P> <P> As of October 1, 2015, the United States Department of Defense lists 2,254 servicemembers as having died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan . Of these, 1,856 are due to hostile action and 398 non-hostile . </P> <P> In addition, another 0 soldiers are reported to have died as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); 54 are confirmed to have died in Africa, Southeast Asia or Cuba in support of OEF--Horn of Africa, OEF--Philippines, OEF--Trans Sahara, and in the detainment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba . 67 fatalities incurred outside the war zone while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, making a total of 2,321 United States servicemen killed in the war in Afghanistan . Of the 67, four died due to hostile action; a Marine and a civilian DoD employee killed by terrorist gunmen in Kuwait and two military airmen killed by a lone wolf terrorist in Germany . </P>

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