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FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan
17 Nov 2007 16:24:50 GMT
Source: Reuters

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Two Canadian soldiers with the international force in Afghanistan were killed with their interpreter when their armoured vehicle hit a homemade bomb on Saturday, the Canadian army said.

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

NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 467

Britain 84

Canada 73

Spain 23

Germany 26*

Other nations 60

TOTAL: 733

* 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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