List of Norwegian Armed Forces casualties in Afghanistan

From late 2001, following the United States-led Invasion of Afghanistan, and during subsequent the War in Afghanistan, the Norwegian Armed Forces maintained a steady presence of troops, (peaking at approximately 90) in the country, attached to the larger International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

As of October 2013, there had been 10 Norwegian Armed Forces fatalities in the War, seven of these due to Improvised explosive devices, two due to direct hostile gunfire, and one in connection with the 2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack. In addition there were at least 26 non-fatal combat-related casualties.

List of fatalities The following is a list of the fatal casualties:

Date of deathNameRankAgeSub unitUnitCause of deathLocation of deathPlace of origin23 May 2004Tommy RødningsbyGrenadier29Telemark Task Force IITelemark BattalionHostile fireOutside KabulSkreia, Østre Toten Municipality23 July 2007Tor Arne Lau-HenriksenLieutenant33Army Ranger CommandArmed Forces' Special CommandHostile fireOutside KabulElverum Municipality8 November 2007Kristoffer Sørli JørgensenGrenadier225th Oppland Home GuardHome GuardIED attackMeymaneh, Faryab provinceStange Municipality17 April 2009Trond Petter KolsetCaptain29Intelligence BattalionNorthern BrigadeIED attackWest of Mazar-e SharifSteinkjer Municipality, Trøndelag25 January 2010Claes Joachim OlssonGrenadier22Provincial Reconstruction Team MeymanehTelemark BattalionIED attackGhowrmachGressvik, Fredrikstad Municipality27 June 2010Trond André BolleCommander41Norwegian Navy Special Operations CommandNavy Special ForcesIED attackAlmarLena, Østre Toten Municipality27 June 2010Christian LianLieutenant31Coastal Ranger CommandNavy Special ForcesIED attackAlmarKristiansand Municipality27 June 2010Simen TokleEnsign24Coastal Ranger CommandNavy Special ForcesIED attackAlmarBallangen Municipality, Troms27 June 2010Andreas EldjarnQuartermaster21Coastal Ranger CommandNavy Special ForcesIED attackAlmarTromsø Municipality, Troms1 April 2011Siri SkareLieutenant Colonel52United Nations Assistance Mission in AfghanistanNorwegian Air ForceMob violenceMazar-e SharifÅndalsnes, Rauma Municipality

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