Dec 17 (Reuters) - A British solder was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday after being shot during fighting in Helmand province, Britain's Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

There have been more than 130 British fatalities since the conflict began in late 2001 when Britain joined the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan. Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of violence or accidents in Afghanistan since 2001:

NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

Britain 134

Canada 103

Denmark 19**

France 24*

Germany 30

Spain 25

Netherlands 17

United States 628

Other nations 55

TOTAL: 1,035

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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