Casualties in Afghan War Drop in 2011

American casualties in the Afghanistan War dropped in 2011 as compared to 2010.  In 2010 there were 499 total deaths - in 2011 there were 415 total deaths.  Since the invasion of Afghanistan the 2009-2011 time frame has been the most costly in terms of U.S. deaths in Afghanistan. The below data is taken from "Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians", By Susan G. Chesser, Congressional Research Service, January 18, 2012.  This CRS report can be found on the website of the Federation of American of Scientists (FAS) at this link.

Year                     Deaths
2001                        11
2002                        49
2003                        45
2004                        52
2005                        98
2006                        98
2007                      117
2008                      155
2009                      311
2010                      499
2011                      415