Factbox: Military deaths in Afghanistan

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Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:19am EST

(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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