Middle East
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Author: Al Jazeera English
13 Jul 2011
French soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
At least five French soldiers have been killed, along with one civilian, in a suicide attack in Afghanistan, Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, has said. Four other soldiers were seriously wounded in Wednesday's incident in Joybar in the country's eastern Tagab valley, Sarkozy said in a statement a day after he returned home from a visit to the country.
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Author: BBC News
12 Jul 2011
France to withdraw a quarter of troops in Afghanistan
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Author: BBC News
23 Jun 2011
France follows US in troop withdrawal
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced the phased withdrawal of its 4,000 soldiers serving in Afghanistan. A statement said the French would follow the timetable of US withdrawals announced by President Barack Obama. Mr Obama said 10,000 US troops would pull out this year, with another 23,000 leaving by the end of September 2012.