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Operation Freedom's Sentinel
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Operation Freedom's Sentinel

Operation Freedom's Sentinel was the U.S. and NATO mission in Afghanistan that began on January 1, 2015. It succeeded Operation Enduring Freedom and involved U.S., NATO, and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. The mission's stated objectives were training Afghan forces and conducting counterterrorism operations. The post-2014 phase of the conflict resulted in over 40,000 civilian deaths from all causes, according to the Costs of War Project.

Began January 1, 2015 Ongoing 11 documented
108
Documented
108
Combatants
7
Women
108
Verified
2015–2024
Years Active

About Operation Freedom's Sentinel

Operation Freedom's Sentinel was the U.S. and NATO mission in Afghanistan that began on January 1, 2015. It succeeded Operation Enduring Freedom and involved U.S., NATO, and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. The mission's stated objectives were training Afghan forces and conducting counterterrorism operations. The post-2014 phase of the conflict resulted in over 40,000 civilian deaths from all causes, according to the Costs of War Project.

This memorial has documented 11 people who died between January 1, 2015 and the present. 108 were military or combatant personnel. Each name on this page represents a life that ended violently, abruptly, and irreversibly — a family shattered, a community bereaved.

Deaths recorded in this conflict span the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024. Browse by year using the sidebar filter to examine how casualties shifted over the course of the conflict.

This conflict is interconnected with other documented war zones — Journalist Deaths - Afghanistan, US Afghanistan Withdrawal ? Abbey Gate, Operation Inherent Resolve. Each of those pages maintains its own independent roster of the fallen.

Filtered: 11 people

Showing 1–11 of 11

Villalon, Miguel Angel

Male Age 21 Verified

U.S. Army Specialist Miguel Angel Villalon, 21, of Joliet, Illinois, was killed in a hostile incident in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2020, while serving with Company B, 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat

Jan 11, 2020 Remember

Phaneuf, Ryan Scott

Male Age 30 Verified

Capt. Ryan Scott Phaneuf, 30, was a U.S. Air Force officer from Hudson, New Hampshire, assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron. He was killed in the crash of an E-11A aircraft in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2020.

Jan 27, 2020 Remember

Voss, Paul Kenneth

Male Age 46 Verified

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Kenneth Voss, 46, of Yigo, Guam, was killed in action on January 27, 2020, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, while serving with Headquarters Air Combat Command.

Jan 27, 2020 Remember

Leli, Kelliann

Female Age 30 Verified

Maj. Kelliann Leli, 30, was a U.S. Air Force physician assistant from Parlin, New Jersey. She died on November 27, 2020, at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.

Nov 27, 2020 Remember

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