US Diplomat Anne Smedinghoff

25-year-old US diplomat Anne Smedinghoff, was among a group of six killed on 6th April 2013 by a suicide bomber who drove a car into a convoy of American military and civilian personnel. The attack happened in Zabul province.

Ms Smedinghoff, from Chicago, Illinois, joined the US Foreign Service after she graduated from University in 2009. She had previously served in Venezuela.

She was an Assistant Information Officer and had volunteered for the Afghanistan posting. At the time of the attack, her group were on their way to deliver a consignment of books to a local school in Qalot, the provincial capital.

US Private Contractor Inez Baker killed in attack in Kapisa province

51-year-old Inez 'Renee' Baker was killed on Friday 8th March 2013 during an attack at Forward Operating Base Tagab, in Kapisa province. The attack happened early afternoon when three men, dressed as Afghan soldiers, drove a vehicle into the gate of the base, before opening fire and killing Ms. Baker.

Two Afghan soldiers also died and four coalition soldiers were injured in the attack. The three attackers were also killed.

Ms. Baker had served in the US Army for 26 years. She retired last year and began working as a private contractor.

More information to follow.

US Military fatalities, Afghanistan - December 2012

US Military fatalities, Afghanistan - December 2012

The following is a list of known United States Military fatalities in Afghanistan - December 2012:

Date	Name	Rank	Age	Unit
DEC
29-Dec	Sims, Markie T.	Pfc.	20	38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade
24-Dec	Mondragon, Enrique	Sergeant	23	173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
22-Dec	Price, Job W.	Cmdr.	42	Naval Special Warfare
14-Dec	Lipari, Kevin E.	Sgt. 1st	39	173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
14-Dec	Guillory, Michael J.	Sergeant	28	1st Marine Special Operations Battalion.
13-Dec	Trent, Nelson D.	Staff Sgt.	37	56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
13-Dec	Reid, Nicholas J.	Staff Sgt.	26	53rd Ordnance Company (EOD)
10-Dec	Williams, Wesley R.	Staff Sgt.	25	1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment
08-Dec	Checque, Nicolas D.	PO1	28	Naval Special Warfare
03-Dec	Linde, Darren M.	Sgt. 1st	41	North Dakota National Guard
03-Dec	Orgaard, Tyler J.	Spc.	20	North Dakota National Guard
01-Dec	Denier, Anthony	L-Cpl.	26	USMC

US Military fatalities, Afghanistan - November 2012

US Military fatalities, Afghanistan - November 2012

The following is a list of known United States Military fatalities in Afghanistan - November 2012:

26-Nov	Monahan Jr, Christopher	Corporal	25	Combat Logistics Regiment 2, USMC
24-Nov	Ebbert, Kevin R.	PO1	32	Naval Special Warfare
21-Nov	Shanafelt, Zachary	Spc.	24	1-84th Field Artillery
18-Nov	Means, Dale	L-Cpl	23	Combat Logistics Regiment 2, USMC
16-Nov	Hicks, Channing B.	Sergeant	24	1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment
16-Nov	Richardson, Joseph A.	Spc.	23	1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment
13-Nov	Battle Jr., Rayvon	Staff Sgt	25	38th Engineer Company
12-Nov	Stiltz, Matthew H.	Sergeant	26	1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment
10-Nov	Bennett, Kenneth W.	Staff Sgt	26	53rd Ordnance Company
09-Nov	Nehl, James D.	Captain	37	2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment
09-Nov	Carlson, Daniel L.	Spc.	21	3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment
5-Nov	Buttry, Brandon	Pfc.	19	3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
3-Nov	Venne, Dain T.	Staff Sgt	29	178th Engineer Battalion
3-Nov	Gornewicz, Brett E.	Spc	27	178th Engineer Battalion
3-Nov	Jayne, Ryan P.	Spc	22	178th Engineer Battalion
1-Nov	Kantor, Matthew G.	PO2	22	Naval Special Warfare

US Military fatalities, Afghanistan - October 2012

US Military fatalities, Afghanistan - October 2012

The following is a list of known United States Military fatalities in Afghanistan - October 2012:

Date	Name	Rank	Age	Unit
31-Oct	Domion, Alex F.	Corporal	21	2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Div.
25-Oct	Memon, Kashif  M.	Staff Sgt.	31	96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne)
25-Oct	Ruiz, Clinton K.	Sergeant	22	9th Military Information Support Btn (Airborne)
23-Oct	Duskin, Michael S.	CWO	42	1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group
18-Oct	Wilson, Shane G.	Pfc.	20	3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment
13-Oct	Billings, Robert J.	Sergeant	30	5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment
13-Oct	Gordon, Brittany B.	Spc.	24	572 Military Intelligence Coy, 2nd Stryker Brigade
13-Oct	Savard, Ryan J.	Sgt. 1st	29	HQ Company, Army Special Operations
12-Oct	Del Mundo Tiu, Joel	Cmdr.	49	Logistics Forces, U.S. Navy Command, Bahrain
12-Oct	Macpherson, Thomas R.	Sergeant	26	75th Ranger Regiment
6-Oct	Schiro, Joseph L.	WO	27	1st Btn, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
6-Oct	Marquez, Justin C.	Staff Sgt.	25	1st Btn, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
3-Oct	Steedley, Camella M.	Sergeant	31	1st Marine Logistics Group
2-Oct	Henderson, Aaron A.	Sgt. 1st	33	2nd Btn, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
1-Oct	Butler IV, Thomas J.	Sergeant	25	514th Military Police Coy, 60th Troop Cmd
1-Oct	Hardison, Jeremy F.	Sergeant	23	514th Military Police Coy, 60th Troop Cmd
1-Oct	Johnson, Donna R.	Sergeant	29	514th Military Police Coy, 60th Troop Cmd

New York optometrist, Tom Little, killed in Afghanistan

In the remote rural villages of Afghanistan, the big-hearted New Yorker was known simply as Mr. Tom.

For more than three decades, opthamologist Tom Little made his home and did his work in the war-torn nation, raising three daughters while treating thousands of needy patients each year.

Little, who survived the 1979 war with the Russians and exile by the Taliban in 2001, was shot to death while heading home after a humanitarian mission in northern Afghanistan.

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