Nov 27 (Reuters) - Two British soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said. The two Royal Marines were on foot patrol in Helmand Province, a volatile region of Afghanistan, when they came under attack from a group of insurgents. 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 128 Canada 97 Denmark 17** France 24* Germany 30 Spain 25 Netherlands 17 United States 627 Other nations 55 TOTAL: 1,020 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)
A security escort vehicle followed by a truck load of supplies drive past Khayber pass November 17, 2008. Pakistani security forces escorted a truck convoy carrying supplies for Western forces in ...
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