A U.S. Army Soldier stands perimeter watch amid a convoy of MRAP vehicles during a Key Leader Engagement between members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah and the Farah Director of Transportation (U.S. Army/Sgt. Maj. Concordio Borja Jr.)
Military.com: Death Toll for American Afghan Aid Workers Nears 300, New Watchdog Report Finds
On April 6, 2013, three U.S. troops were killed by a suicide bomber while running a security patrol for an aid mission to donate books to an Afghan school in northeastern Badakhshan province.
On August 6, 2010, six American medical aid workers were among 10 killed in trying to deliver health care to Afghans in southern Zabul province.
The incidents were cited in a report released Tuesday by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) on the "The Human Cost of Reconstruction In Afghanistan," which estimated that at least 5,135 casualties have been incurred in humanitarian and reconstruction efforts to build roads, canals and other projects since 2002.
The report said that at least 284 Americans were killed in Afghanistan "while performing reconstruction or stabilization missions" -- 218 U.S. service members and 68 civilians.
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WNU Editor: Some staggering numbers are revealed in the above report. Bottom line .... 5,135 casualties have been incurred in humanitarian and reconstruction efforts to build roads, canals and other projects since 2002.
