Jan 7 (Reuters) - Two Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan died on Sunday when their armoured vehicle overturned while trying to cross difficult terrain, officials in Ottawa said on Monday.

Over the past two years, Afghanistan has witnessed the worst insurgent violence since the Taliban government was ousted in 2001. More than 10,000 people have been killed in violence linked to militants.

Here are figures for foreign military deaths in Afghanistan since the Taliban government was toppled in 2001:

NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 476

Britain 86

Canada 76

Spain 23

Germany 26*

Other nations 66

TOTAL: 753

* NOTE: Figures supplied by German Ministry of Defence.

Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef) (Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)

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