23-year-old US Army Specialist Derek McConnell, severely injured in Afghanistan in 2011, was found dead at his home on 18th March 2013.
In July 2011, while serving in Afghanistan, he was caught in the blasts from two bombs during a patrol in Kandahar province. As a result, he lost both his legs and suffered a fractured skull, among other injuries.
Spc. McConnell, from New Jersey, joined the US Army in 2009. After he was wounded in action, he spent a year in a Maryland hospital and returned home to Parsippany in late 2012.
The incident happened as he brought his unit in to support fellow soldiers who had been injured by a hidden mine. McConnell had unknowingly walked into a minefield and, subsequently, two of the devices exploded. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal With Valor Device.
26-year-old US Army Specialist David T. Proctor died at Walter Reed Medical Center, Maryland, on 13th March 2013.
Spc. Proctor, from Greensboro, North Carolina, had been evacuated from Afghanistan where he had been injured in a non-combat incident in Kandahar province on 3rd March. He served with the Georgia-based 7th Infantry Regiment and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion.
His family were with him at the hospital when he died.
US Army Staff Sgt. Rex Schad was one of the US service personnel killed on Monday 11th March by an Afghan policeman in Wardak province.
His grandfather, Mr. Harold Whipple told news reporters that two Chaplains and an Army Sergeant visited the family on Monday afternoon with the bad news.
25-year-old Sgt. Schad had been in Afghanistan since November. This was his second tour of duty to the country.
More information to follow.
USAF Tech. Sgt. Larry D. Bunn, died from a heart attack on 7th March 2013 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom from an undisclosed base in southwest Asia.
43-year-old Sgt. Bunn, from Bossier City, Louisiana, served with the 307th Maintenance Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
He was repatriated to the United States on 9th March 2013 when he was honored in a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base.
Photo courtesy of USAF 917th Wing Public Affairs
Two American service personnel were killed on Monday 11th March when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire during a joint briefing at a Special Forces operating base in Wardak province. Several others were injured in the attack. Three Afghans were also killed.
The incident comes at a time when the US-Afghan relationship becomes more tense following allegations by Afghan President Karzai accusing US Special Forces of using torture in Wardak province; an allegation that the US strongly denies.
The victims in the latest insider attack are yet to be identified.
More information to follow.
22-year-old US Army Spc. Cody D. Suggs from West Alexandria, Ohio, died at Kandahar Airfield on Thursday 7th March 2013 as a result of a non-combat related incident which is currently being investigated.
Spc. Suggs was serving with the Ohio National Guard's 1487th Transportation Company at the time of his death.
More information to follow.
A civilian contractor was killed on Friday 8th March 2013 when three Afghan National Army soldiers opened fire at the gate of Forward Operating Base Tagab, in Kapisa province.
The attack happened early afternoon as the three men drove an Afghan Army vehicle into the gate of the base. They then opened fire, killing the contractor, two Afghan soldiers and wounding four coalition soldiers. The three Afghan attackers were killed.
The contractor killed in the attack was Ms. Inez Baker.
A US soldier was killed in a bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan on Friday 22nd February, according to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
The serviceman was identified as US Marine Staff Sergeant Jonathan Davis.
Polish Commando Captain Krzysztof Woźniak was killed in action on 23rd January 2013 during an anti-terrorist operation in Ghazni province.
The 36-year-old father of three was part of a unit supporting Afghan security forces in the province. During the operation, the units came under heavy fire from enemy forces. Several Polish soldiers were wounded in the attack including Capt. Woźniak.
He was evacuated by helicopter to the Polish military hospital in Ghazni but could not be saved.
Capt. Woźniak, a member of Poland's Armed Forces since 1996, had deployed on several overseas operations during his career. This was his fourth deployment to Afghanistan. was serving with Poland’s Elite Special Forces Unit (GROM).
KABUL: A NATO/ISAF soldier was killed in eastern Afghanistan earlier today - 23rd January 2013 - after an enemy attack on a joint patrol.
The soldier was named as Polish Commando Captain Krzysztof Woźniak.
23-year-old British Army Kingsman David Robert Shaw, from Cumbria, England, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on Wednesday 16th January 2013.
Kingsman Shaw, serving with the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, was shot by enemy forces near Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on Monday. He underwent two emergency operations in Afghanistan before being evacuated to the UK. He had been in Afghanistan since October last year. This was his second deployment to the country.
Acting Sergeant Mark Stevens, 2 Platoon, Corunna Company, 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, said: "To Kingsman Shaw, a missed brother-in-arms; you were an inspiration who helped me guide the rest of the platoon through adversity and danger. You showed true courage, exceptional bravery and demonstrated genuine leadership, even when it was clear your own life was in danger."
A soldier serving with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan today, Wednesday 16th January 2013.
The soldier was identified as US Army Sergeant David Chambers
A British soldier from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham today, Wednesday 16th January, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.
The soldier was injured as a result of enemy action in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province on 14th January 2013. He was flown back to the UK for treatment.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Major Chris Boryer, said: "It is my solemn duty to report the death of a soldier from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment who has died as a result of wounds sustained whilst on duty in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province."
Update: according to the Cumbria News and Star, the soldier is Kingsman Dave Shaw.
Spanish Army Sergeant David Fernandez Ureña was killed in a bomb blast earlier today - 11th January 2013 - in northwestern Afghanistan.
35-year-old Sgt. Ureña and his unit were investigating a reported IED on a road between Qala i Naw and Darra i Bun. He was killed while carrying out reconnaissance work on the device and was preparing to defuse it.
Sgt. Ureña had previously deployed to Afghanistan in 2009.
More information to follow.
An American military service member was killed today - 10th January 2013 - during an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan.
The soldier has been named by the US Department of Defense as Sergeant Aaron X. Wittman from 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment.
A British soldier has been shot dead by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform on Monday 7th January 2013.
The soldier, from 28 Engineer Regiment, was killed at Patrol Base Hazrat in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.
Major Martyn Crighton, a spokesman for International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said that the soldier died after "an individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform turned his weapon against both Afghan National Army soldiers and ISAF troops".
He added: "During the engagement the attacker was killed and there were some other folks who were wounded. They were subsequently taken to an ISAF medical facility to be treated."
UPDATE: The soldier has been named as 23-year-old Sapper Richard Walker.
A civilian contractor, employed by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) died in southern Afghanistan on 1st January 2013.
The cause of death has not been published but it has been confirmed that the contractor died as a result of a non-battle related injury.
More information to follow.
A NATO/ISAF soldier was killed by a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan earlier today (29th December 2012).
Update: the soldier has been names as 20-year-old US Army Pfc. Markie T. Sims
23-year-old US Army Sergeant Enrique Mondragon, serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, based in Bamberg, Germany, was killed in action on 24th December 2012.
Sgt. Mondragon was on a foot patrol when his unit was attacked by enemy forces with small arms fire at Baraki Barak, Afghanistan.
More information to follow.
KABUL: A NATO/ISAF soldier died today, Monday 24th December, following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan.
No further details have been released as yet, but it is confirmed that this incident is not related to an earlier shooting at Kabul Police HQ.
More information to follow.
23-year-old US Army Specialist Derek McConnell, severely injured in Afghanistan in 2011, was found dead at his home on 18th March 2013.
