Photo: Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan J. Wilson, 26, of Shasta, California, died May 20. Daily MailForces Death Toll Reaches 3000 In Afghanistan War -- The Telegraph
A sombre milestone has been reached in the Afghanistan war after an American sailor became the 3000th member of the Nato coalition to lose his life.
The United States Defence Department announced that a serviceman had died from "complications associated with a medical condition," becoming the 3,000th casualty according to a tally compiled by the broadcaster CNN.
The death comes as Nato armies hastened preparations for a pullout after more than a decade of fighting.
Most of those who have lost their lives during the more than 10 years of Operation Enduring Freedom have been American – 1,974 to date. British troops have suffered the second highest level of deaths among coalition of 28 nations, with 414 deaths.
Fatality number 3,000 was named as petty Officer 1st Class Ryan J Wilson, 26, of Shasta, California, who died in Manama, Bahrain, on May 20.
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Update #1: California sailor marks NATO coalition's 3,000th death in Afghan war -- Daily Mail
Update #2: U.S. sailor is 3,000th Afghanistan war death -- CNN
Update #3: U.S. soldier 3,000th coalition death -- UPI
My Comment: Are prayers are with the families and their loved ones.
Update: And the toll continues to rise.