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FACTBOX: Military deaths in Afghanistan
(Reuters) - Four French soldiers died accidentally
in Afghanistan on Sunday, with three men killed during a violent
storm and a fourth losing his life in an unrelated traffic
accident, officials said.
Britain's Ministry of Defense said that a soldier from 2nd
Battalion, The Royal Welsh was killed in a bomb explosion in
Musa Qaleh district, northern Helmand province on Sunday.
Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of
violence or accidents in Afghanistan since 2001:
NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:
United States 850
Britain 218
Canada 131
Germany 35
France 35*
Denmark 25**
Spain 25
Netherlands 21
Italy 21
Other nations 63
TOTAL: 1,424
NOTES:
* Figures supplied by French military.
** Figures supplied by Danish Central Command, includes one
suicide.
Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef),
compiled from official figures.
(Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)
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