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FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan
06 Sep 2007 12:15:19 GMT
Source: Reuters
Sept 6 (Reuters) - Two British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday when an explosion hit their vehicle during a patrol in the southern province of Helmand, the Ministry of Defence said.

More than 7,000 people have been killed during the past 19 months in Afghanistan, the bloodiest period since the resurgent Taliban's overthrow.

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

NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 439

Britain 76

Canada 70

Spain 21

Germany 25*

Other nations 72

TOTAL: 683

* NOTE: Figures supplied by German Ministry of Defence.

Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef)


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