FACTBOX - Military deaths in Afghanistan

(Reuters) - An Afghan policeman shot dead five British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence said.

Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of violence or accidents in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001:

NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 911

Britain 229

Canada 133

France 36*

Germany 36***

Spain 26

Denmark 28**

Italy 22

Netherlands 21

Other nations 66

TOTAL: 1,508

NOTES:

* Figures supplied by French military.

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

*** Figures supplied by German Ministry of Defence.

Sources: Reuters/icasualties (www.icasualties.org/oef), compiled from official figures.

(Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)