Jan 11 (Reuters) - A British Marine was killed on Sunday in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence said.The Royal Marine, operating with the 45 Commando unit, was killed in the province's Kajaki area, the MoD said in a statement. 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 139 Canada 107 Denmark 22** France 24* Germany 30 Spain 25 Netherlands 18 United States 637 Other nations 56 TOTAL: 1,058 NOTES: ** Figures supplied by Danish Central Command, includes one suicide. * Figures supplied by French military. Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef), compiled from official figures. (Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit; Editing by Sophie Hares)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) observes as a doctor administers a polio vaccination on a boy in Kabul January 11, 2009. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN) ...
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