US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 539

Of those, the military reports 389 were killed by hostile action.

Outside the Afghan region, the Defense Department reports 66 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 deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

— No identifications reported.

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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/

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Oct 3, 2008 - 08:02 p.m. EDT

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