At least 1,113 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,113

As of Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at least 1,113 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

At least 895 military personnel have died in Afghanistan as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers. The Defense Department’s tally was last updated Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Outside of Afghanistan, the department reports at least 92 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, 10 were the result of hostile action.

The Defense Department also counts two military civilian deaths.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 7,284 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.

The latest deaths reported by the military:

—A U.S. soldier died July 30 following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan.

The latest identifications reported by the military:

—Lance Cpl. Shane R. Martin, 23, of Spring, Texas; died July 29 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

—Capt. Jason E. Holbrook, 28, of Burnet, Texas, and Staff Sgt. Kyle R. Warren, 28, of Manchester, N.H.; died July 29 at Tsagay, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

—Spc. Michael L. Stansbery, 21, of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; died July 30 near Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device; assigned to 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

—Sgt. Kyle B. Stout, 25, of Texarkana, Texas; died July 30 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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