American aid worker kidnapped, feared dead

Cyd Mizell, an American woman teaching in Afghanistan was kidnapped on her way to work on January 26, 2008. On February 27, 2008, the aid group she worked for, Asian Rural Life Development Foundation, reported that she was apparently dead. 

Witnesses report seeing 6 gunmen involved in her abduction. Nobody has ever claimed responsibility for her kidnapping and no body has ever been found.

Norwegian journalist, Carsten Thomassen

Carsten Thomassen

Carsten Thomassen, a respected Norwegian journalist and war correspondent for the Norwegian daily Dagbladet, was killed in a terrorist attack at the Kabul Serena Hotel, January 15th 2008.

On January 14th, he was covering Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonar Gahr Store's visit to Kabul. Store and his entourage were staying at the Serena Hotel. While Thomassen was waiting to meet Støre in the lobby, at least two Taliban terrorists forced their way into the Serena Hotel by killing the guards posted outside the main entrance using hand grenades. At least one of the terrorists was dressed in an Afghan police uniform, which may have delayed the reaction of the PST bodyguards inside the hotel.

Thomassen was wounded in the arm, leg and stomach. Once the firing died down, he received first aid from VG photographer Harald Henden, Aftenposten reporter Tor Arne Andreassen, and others.

In the confusion following the attack, he was not evacuated until almost two hours later. He went into shock in the ambulance, and died shortly after while undergoing surgery at a nearby field hospital operated by Czech ISAF forces. 

Due to the nature of his injuries, it is doubtful that he would have survived even if he had been evacuated earlier.

At least six other people were killed in the attack, in addition to the terrorists themselves.

Aid worker killed in Kabul hotel shootings

Thor Hesla

Thor Hesla was among six dead in a Taliban attack on the Hotel Serena, Kabul, on 14th January 2008. Hesla was in Afghanistan working for USAID.

The Taliban said it was behind the attack that killed him, carried out by suicide bombers and gunmen. Six other people were killed at Kabul's Serena hotel that day including journalist, Carsten Thomassen.

Dutch Corporal Aldert Poortema

NETHERLANDS
Name:	Aldert Poortema
Age:	22
Rank:	Corporal
Unit:	44th Armored Infantry
Location:	Uruzgan province, Afghanistan
Date:	12 January 2008
Cause:	Gunshot wound from friendly fire incident

Dutch Pfc. Wesley Schol

NETHERLANDS
Name:	Wesley Schol
Age:	20
Rank:	Private 1st Class
Unit:	44th Armored Infantry
Location:	Uruzgan province, Afghanistan
Date:	12 January 2008
Cause:	Gunshot wound in friendly fire incident

UK Military fatalities 2007

British military fatalities - 2007

Date	Name	Rank	Age	Unit	Cause
2007
08-Dec	Johnson, Lee	Sergeant	33	2nd Yorkshire Regiment	IED attack
04-Dec	Sadler, Jack	Trooper	21	Honourable Artillery Coy	IED attack
14-Nov	Mcdermid, John	Captain	43	Royal Highland Fusiliers	IED attack
09-Nov	Alderton, Jake	L-Corporal	22	36 Engineer Regiment	Accident
04-Oct	Roberts, Alexis	Major	32	2nd Royal Gurkha Rifles	IED attack
20-Sep	Tunnicliffe, Brian	Private	33	2nd Mercian Regiment	Accident
20-Sep	Newman, Phillip	Sergeant	36	2nd Mercian Regiment	Accident
17-Sep	Violino, Ivano "Sean"	L-Corporal	29	36 Engineer Regiment	IED attack
08-Sep	Botha, Johan	Private	25	2nd Mercian Regiment	Hostile fire
08-Sep	Brelsford, Craig	Sergeant	25	2nd Mercian Regiment	Hostile fire
05-Sep	Wright, Damian	Private	23	2nd Mercian Regiment	IED attack
05-Sep	Ford, Ben	Private	18	2nd Mercian Regiment	IED attack
30-Aug	Bridge, Christopher	Snr. Airman	20	51 Squadron, RAF Regiment	IED attack
23-Aug	McClure, Aaron	Private	19	1st Royal Anglian	Friendly fire
23-Aug	Thrumble, John	Private	21	1st Royal Anglian	Friendly fire
23-Aug	Foster, Robert	Private	19	1st Royal Anglian	Friendly fire
11-Aug	Hicks, David	Captain	26	1st Royal Anglian	RPG attack
10-Aug	Rawson, Tony	Private	27	1st Royal Anglian	RPG attack
29-Jul	Jones, Michael	L-Corporal	26	Not reported yet	Hostile fire
27-Jul	Keen, Barry	Sergeant	34	14 Signals Regiment	Mortar
26-Jul	Atherton, David	Guardsman	25	Grenadier Guards	Hostile fire
25-Jul	Hawkins, Alex	L-Corporal	22	1st Royal Anglian	IED attack
12-Jul	Hickey, Daryl	Guardsman	27	Grenadier Guards	Hostile fire
01-Jul	Wilkinson, Dave	Sergeant	33	Grenadier Guards	Suicide bomb
30-Jun	Dolan, Sean	Captain	40	1st Sherwood Foresters	IED attack
24-Jun	Wright, Thomas	Drummer	21	1st Sherwood Foresters	IED attack
09-Jun	Downes, Neil	Guardsman	20	Grenadier Guards	IED attack
06-Jun	Sandford, Paul	L-Corporal	23	1st Sherwood Foresters	Hostile fire
30-May	Gilyeat, Mike	Corporal	28	Royal Military Police	RPG attack
28-May	Bonner, Darren	Corporal	31	1st Royal Anglian	Hostile fire
26-May	Probyn, Daniel	Guardsman	22	Grenadier Guards	Hostile fire
20-May	Davey, George	L-Corporal	23	1st Royal Anglian	Accident
03-May	Davison, Simon	Guardsman	22	Grenadier Guards	Hostile fire
13-Apr	Gray, Chris	Private	19	1 Royal Anglian Battlegroup	Hostile fire
08-Mar	Smith, Michael	WO2	39	29 Commando Royal Artillery	grenade attack
06-Mar	Reddy, Benjamin	Marine	22	42 Commando Royal Marines	Hostile fire
03-Mar	McLaughlin, Liam	Bombardier	21	29 Commando Royal Artillery	RPG attack
03-Mar	Clark, Ross	Bombardier	25	29 Commando Royal Artillery	RPG attack
22-Feb	Summers, Scott	Marine	23	42 Commando Royal Marines	Accident
21-Feb	Holland, Jonathan	Marine	23	45 Commando Royal Marines	Land mine
15-Jan	Ford, Mathew	L-Corporal	30	45 Commando Royal Marines	Hostile fire
13-Jan	Curry, Thomas	Marine	21	42 Commando Royal Marines	Hostile fire

South Korean military fatalities - list

SOUTH KOREA

Full list of military fatalities since 2002

Date	Name	Rank	Age	Unit	Cause
27-Feb-07	Jang-ho, Yoon	Sergeant	27	South Korean Army	Suicide bomb
28-Jan-03	Hyo-sung, Kim	Captain	33	South Korean Army	Gunshot