Factbox: Military deaths in Afghanistan
(Reuters) - Four French soldiers have been killed by a rogue Afghan soldier, prompting France to threaten an early pullout from the NATO-led war.
The Taliban said at the weekend they had recruited the soldier. France has almost 4,000 troops in Afghanistan as part of the 130,000-strong NATO-led force there. Fifteen other soldiers were wounded, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said.
Here are figures for foreign military deaths in Afghanistan caused by violence or accidents since the U.S.-led military intervention began in 2001:
NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:
United States 1,886
Britain 395
Canada 158
France 82
Germany 52
Italy 44
Denmark 42
Spain 34
Australia 32
Poland 36
Netherlands 25
Other nations 90
TOTAL: 2,876
Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef) compiled from official figures/French military and president's office/German ministry of defense/Danish central command.
(Reporting by David Cutler; London Editorial Reference Unit; editing by David Stamp )
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