British troops were twice as likely to be killed in Afghanistan as US forces

British soldiers arriving in Kandahar. While UK forces suffered the most deaths in relative terms, US forces did in absolute terms, with 2,316 lost. Photograph: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images

British soldiers arriving in Kandahar. While UK forces suffered the most deaths in relative terms, US forces did in absolute terms, with 2,316 lost. Photograph: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/12/british-troops-were-twice-as-likely-to-be-killed-in-afghanistan-as-us-forces