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FACTBOX: Military deaths in Afghanistan

Thu Jul 2, 2009 9:37am EDT

(Reuters) - Two British soldiers have been killed during operations in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday.

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The soldiers were killed Wednesday by an explosion near Lashkar Gah, a town in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan that is a focus of fighting with the Taliban.

Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of violence or accidents in Afghanistan since 2001:

NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

Britain 171

Canada 120

Denmark 22**

France 28*

Germany 35

Spain 25

Netherlands 19

United States 716

Other nations 67

TOTAL: 1,203

NOTES:

** Figures supplied by Danish Central Command, includes one suicide.

* Figures supplied by French military.

Sources: Reuters/casualties (www.icasualties.org/oef), compiled from official figures.

(Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit; Editing by Sophie Hares)
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