MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

POLOPS 10a

PJHQ-J9

Permanent Joint Headquarters

Northwood HQ

Sandy Lane

Northwood

Middlesex

HA6 3HP

e-mail: pjhq-j9foi@pjhq.mod.uk

22 December 2009

Ms Amy Oliver

[FOI #23452 email]

Our reference: 24-11-2009-105606-001

Dear Ms Oliver,

Request for Information

Thank you for your correspondence dated 19^th November 2009 regarding causes of UK casualties in Afghanistan, which is considered to be a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. I am responding on behalf of the information holders.

You asked:

1. Can you provide a breakdown of the diseases and 'other' causes

of casualties for UK Military personnel in Afghanistan for 2006,

2007, 2008 and 2009.

2. Can you provide a breakdown of the diseases and 'other' causes

of fatalities for UK Military personnel in Afghanistan for 2006,

2007, 2008 and 2009

Information on all UK fatalities and casualties in Afghanistan is already available in the public domain through the Ministry of Defence and Defence Analytical and Statistics Agency websites. The websites likely to be of most interest to you are:

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/DoctrineOperationsandDiplomacyPublications/OperationsInAfghanistan/OpHerrickCasualtyAndFatalityTables.htm

http://www.mod.uk/defenceinternet/factsheets/operationsfactsheets/operationsinafghanistanbritishfatalities.htm

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/OperationsFactsheets/OperationsInAfghanistanBritishCasualties.htm

http://bravo.dasa.r.mil.uk/applications/newWeb/www/index.php?page=48&thiscontent=1350&date=2009-11-27&pubType=0&PublishTime=09:30:00&from=home&tabOption=1

Information on the number of UK Service personnel who have sustained amputations as a result of their deployment on operations will be published routinely as an official statistic from January 2010 through the MOD internet site.

If you are unhappy with this response or any part of our handling of your FOI requests then you may apply for an internal review by contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB (e-mail: [email address]). Please note that any request for an internal review must be made within two calendar months of the date on which the attempt to reach informal resolution has come to an end.

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Yours sincerely,

POLOPS 10a