Sept 25 (Reuters) - A Canadian soldier was killed and four wounded during a military operation in southern Afghanistan, the Canadian military said.

The casualties occurred on Monday in Panjwayi district, west of Kandahar.

Earlier Spain said two Spanish soldiers were killed and at least another two wounded when their vehicle was hit by an explosion on Monday.

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 442

Britain 81

Canada 71

Spain 23

Germany 26*

Other nations 53

TOTAL: 696

* NOTE: Figures supplied by German Ministry of Defence.

Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef)

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