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Trump claimed no U.S. troops died in Afghanistan for 18 months. Here's a fact check.

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Defense data shows there was an 18-month stretch in which no U.S. service members were killed in combat in Afghanistan .

Trump was not in office for all of this time.

Defense Casualty Analysis System data shows 45 combat deaths were reported in Trump 's entire term.

The last service members killed in Afghanistan during Trump 's tenure were Sgt . 1st Class Javier Jaguar Gutierrez and.