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FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan
24 Jul 2009 15:37:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
July 24 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed two U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.

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 188

Canada 125

Denmark 25**

France 28*

Germany 35

Spain 25

Netherlands 19

Italy 15

United States 753

Other nations 56

TOTAL: 1,269

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;)


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