Written question asked by Steve Barclay (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 March 2012. It was answered by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Afghanistan

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers have been (a) killed and (b) injured during supply and re-supply operations in Afghanistan since (i) operations began and (ii) January 2011.

Answer: [holding answer 26 March 2012]: Since operations began in 2001, a total of 14 UK soldiers have been reported as being killed in Afghanistan while conducting tasks that involved supply or re-supply. None of these fatalities occurred since January 2011.Information on the number of UK soldiers wounded in Afghanistan while conducting supply or re-supply tasks since operations began, and since January 2011, is not held in the format requested.Re-supply operations are carried out by a range of methods such as military helicopter lift, contractor helicopter lift in addition to land supply.

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