CBC News Dec. 17: France to pull elite troops from Afghanistan
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/12/17/afghanistan-france.html
France to pull elite troops from Afghanistan
Last Updated: Sunday, December 17, 2006 | 1:54 PM ET
CBC News
France will withdraw its 200 special forces troops from Afghanistan within weeks, authorities announced Sunday.
The elite soldiers have been serving under U.S. forces in the southeast, battling Taliban and al-Qaeda militants.
The rest of France's contribution in Afghanistan - about 1,100 troops - have been under NATO leadership and stationed in the relatively safe capital, Kabul. French authorities have resisted repeated calls from NATO leaders and individual countries in the coalition, including Canada, for the troops to be deployed in more volatile
areas.
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