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| France mulls early Afghanistan pullout |
| 2012-01-20 |
| France has suspended its training operations in Afghanistan and is threatening to withdraw its entire force from the country early, after an Afghan wearing an army uniform shot and killed four French troops on Friday and wounded others. The attack - the second time this month an Afghan soldier has killed French forces - came during a particularly deadly 24 hours for the international military coalition. Six US Marines also died in a helicopter crash late on Thursday. It was the latest in a series of attacks by members of the Afghan security forces, or those dressed in their uniforms, against coalition partners that have raised fears of increased Taliban infiltration of the Afghan police and army as foreign combat forces prepare to withdraw from the country by 2014. Advertisement: Story continues below The impact of the French suspending training operations is unclear, but it would result in a major setback for the US-led coalition if other troop-contributing nations stopped training Afghan national security forces or decided to pull out earlier than planned. French officials said the attack happened during a training exercise at a base jointly operated by French and Afghan forces. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 Maybe they came to the same conclusions some commenters on Page 1 did, and figure it isn't worth wasting blood or money on. |
| Posted by: James 2012-01-20 21:46 |
| #2 Je suis un singe mangeant du fromage reddition |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Unotch3711 2012-01-20 17:56 |
| #1 Maybe they should stick to mulling wine. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2012-01-20 13:39 |