FACTBOX: Military deaths in Afghanistan

Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:00am EST
 
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(Reuters) - An Italian soldier serving in Afghanistan was killed and another was wounded on Wednesday when gunmen opened fire on them, the Defence Ministry said.

More than 200 foreign troops were killed in Afghanistan in 2007 and 13 foreign soldiers have died since January 1.

Here are figures for foreign military deaths in Afghanistan since the Taliban government was toppled in 2001:

NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 483

Britain 87

Canada 78

Spain 23  Continued...

 

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