July 23 (Reuters) - One British soldier was killed and two were wounded on Tuesday when their patrol came under attack in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of violence or accidents in Afghanistan since the Taliban government was toppled in 2001: NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES: United States 559 Britain 111 Canada 88 Germany 26* Spain 23 Netherlands 16 Other nations 75 TOTAL: 898 * NOTE: Figures supplied by German Ministry of Defence. Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef), compiled from official figures. -- For a related news story click on [ID:nSP81504] (Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)
Afghan prisoners stand in line before entering Afghanistan after their deportation from Pakistan at the border post of Chaman July 20, 2008. Pakistan handed over 100 prisoners to Afghan authorities Pakistan ...
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