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The total number of disappeared in the form of PEN prisoners was 8,625 and of these disappeared 157 were killed after being released from detention. Human Rights Groups in Argentina often cite a figure of 30,000 disappeared, Amnesty International estimates 20,000<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/16/opinion/the-argentine-gulag.html THE ARGENTINE GULAG]</ref>while other observers think 12,000 is a more accurate figure. In 1988, the Asamblea por los Derechos Humanos (APDH or Assembly for Human Rights) published its findings on the disappearances and stated that 12,261 people were killed or disappeared during the Dirty War.<ref>''The Asamblea por los Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Assembly) in Argentina has confirmed the death of 12,261 people during the dictatorship.'' Latin American Dictators of the 20th Century, Javier A. Galván, p. 158, McFarland, 2013</ref>The Montoneros admitted losing 5,000 guerrillas killed, and the ERP admitted 5,000 of their own guerrillas had been killed. By comparison, Argentinian security forces also suffered heavy losses in the form of 523 killed between 1969 and 1975 and another 205 killed between 1976 and 1978.

The total number of disappeared in the form of PEN prisoners was 8,625 and of these disappeared 157 were killed after being released from detention. Human Rights Groups in Argentina often cite a figure of 30,000 disappeared, Amnesty International estimates 20,000<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/16/opinion/the-argentine-gulag.html THE ARGENTINE GULAG]</ref>while other observers think 12,000 is a more accurate figure. In 1988, the Asamblea por los Derechos Humanos (APDH or Assembly for Human Rights) published its findings on the disappearances and stated that 12,261 people were killed or disappeared during the Dirty War.<ref>''The Asamblea por los Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Assembly) in Argentina has confirmed the death of 12,261 people during the dictatorship.'' Latin American Dictators of the 20th Century, Javier A. Galván, p. 158, McFarland, 2013</ref>The Montoneros admitted losing 5,000 guerrillas killed, and the ERP admitted 5,000 of their own guerrillas had been killed. By comparison, Argentinian security forces also suffered heavy losses in the form of 523 killed between 1969 and 1975 and another 205 killed between 1976 and 1978. In all, there were 18,331 victims of left-wing terrorism, including 13,000 civilians and close to 5,000 wounded or injured in the military and police forces.<ref>"El 70% de las 18.331 víctimas eran civiles apolíticos, por eso no reclamaron sus derechos al Gobierno. No se conocían, eran sindicalistas, jueces, judíos, católicos, extranjeros... El 30% eran uniformados agredidos en situación de descanso, por lo que son civiles según el derecho internacional." [https://www.abc.es/internacional/abci-victoria-villarruel-entrevista-201112280000_noticia.html «Las víctimas del terror montonero no cuentan en Argentina»]</ref>

There is no agreement on the number of detenidos-desaparecidos. In a 2009 interview with the Buenos Aires daily newspaper Clarín, Graciela Fernández Meijide, who formed part of the 1984 truth commission, claimed that the proven number of Argentinian killed or disappeared was closer to 9,000. Between 1969 and 1979, left-wing guerrillas accounted for 3,249 kidnappings and murders and 5,215 bombings. CONADEP also recorded 458 assassinations (attributed to the Argentinian Anti-Communist Alliance) and about 600 forced disappearances during the period of democratic rule between 1973 and 1976.

There is no agreement on the number of detenidos-desaparecidos. In a 2009 interview with the Buenos Aires daily newspaper Clarín, Graciela Fernández Meijide, who formed part of the 1984 truth commission, claimed that the proven number of Argentinian killed or disappeared was closer to 9,000. Between 1969 and 1979, left-wing guerrillas accounted for 3,249 kidnappings and murders and 5,215 bombings. CONADEP also recorded 458 assassinations (attributed to the Argentinian Anti-Communist Alliance) and about 600 forced disappearances during the period of democratic rule between 1973 and 1976.