France Confirms Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Plan, AFP Reports
By Carol Matlack -
2012-06-09T14:22:05Z
French President Francois Hollande will withdraw all of his country’s troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, Agence France Presse reported, citing comments made earlier today at a ceremony in the central French town of Tulle.
Earlier, the president’s office said four French soldiers had been killed in an attack in the province of Kapisa in northeastern Afghanistan. Eight-seven French soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001, according to AFP.
To contact the reporter on this story: Carol Matlack in Paris on at cmatlack@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Alastair Reed in Oslo on at areed12@bloomberg.net
Sponsored Link
Rate this Page
Bloomberg moderates all comments. Comments that are abusive or off-topic will not be posted to the site. Excessively long comments may be moderated as well. Bloomberg cannot facilitate requests to remove comments or explain individual moderation decisions.