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REUTERS - A British soldier was killed by small arms fire in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand Province on Sunday.
In a separate incident, a British Marine was killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Sangin district of the province, the Ministry of Defence reported on Monday.
Here are figures for foreign military deaths in Afghanistan caused by violence or accidents since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion:
NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:
United States 1,215
Britain 327
Canada 151
France 45*
Germany 43**
Denmark 34***
Spain 28
Italy 24
Netherlands 24
Other nations 92
TOTAL: 1,983
NOTES:
* Figures supplied by French military.
** Figures supplied by German Ministry of Defence.
*** 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)
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