Aug 31 (Reuters) - A British Royal Marine was killed on Saturday in an explosion while on foot patrol near Gereshk in Helmand province in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. The latest death was the 208th British military fatality in the Afghan conflict. Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of violence or accidents in Afghanistan since 2001: NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES: United States 807 Britain 208 Canada 128 Germany 35 France 29* Denmark 25** Spain 25 Netherlands 19 Italy 15 Other nations 60 TOTAL: 1,351 NOTES: * Figures supplied by French military. ** Figures supplied by Danish Central Command, includes one suicide. Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef), compiled from official figures. (Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)
Military vehicles are seen standing in gridlock along the Chaman Pakistan-Afghanistan border August 30, 2009. Around 15 tankers caught on fire after one truck exploded in an attack along the Chaman ...
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