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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 108 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 108 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.

The Fallen — 108 Documented

Showing 97–108 of 108

Mccollum, Rylee James

Male Age 20 Verified

Lance Corporal Rylee James McCollum, a 20-year-old U.S. Marine from Jackson, Wyoming, was killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021.

Aug 26, 2021 Remember

Espinoza, David Lee

Male Age 20 Verified

David Lee Espinoza was a 20-year-old Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps from Rio Bravo, Texas. He was killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021.

Aug 26, 2021 Remember

Gee, Nicole Leeann

Female Age 23 Verified

Sgt. Nicole Leeann Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California, was a U.S. Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. She was killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021.

Aug 26, 2021 Remember

Hoover, Darin Taylor

Male Age 31 Verified

Staff Sergeant Darin Taylor Hoover, a 31-year-old U.S. Marine from Salt Lake City, Utah, was killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021.

Aug 26, 2021 Remember

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