US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642

The Associated Press
7:36 PM Friday, July 3, 2009

Of those, the military reports 475 were killed by hostile action.

Outside the Afghan region, the Defense Department reports 68 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, three were the result of hostile action. The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen.

There were also four CIA officer deaths and one military civilian death.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

— No new deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

— No new identifications reported.

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July 03, 2009 11:31 PM EDT

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