Nov 5 (Reuters) - A British soldier has been killed by enemy fire in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.

The soldier died from wounds sustained during an operation south of Musa Qala in the southern province of Helmand.

He is the 122nd British soldier to have been killed in Afghanistan since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion to oust the Taliban government. Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of violence or accidents in Afghanistan since the Taliban government was toppled in 2001:

NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

Britain 122

Canada 97

Denmark 17**

France 24*

Germany 30

Spain 23

Netherlands 17

United States 626

Other nations 51

TOTAL: 1007

NOTES:

** Figures supplied by Danish Central Command, includes one suicide.

* Figures supplied by French military.

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

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