FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan

(Reuters) - Two British soldiers have been killed during operations in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday.

The soldiers were killed Wednesday by an explosion near Lashkar Gah, a town in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan that is a focus of fighting with the Taliban.

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 171

Canada 120

Denmark 22**

France 28*

Germany 35