Sarkozy announces early Afghan troop withdrawal
- 13 years ago
France will pull a quarter of its troops out of Afghanistan by the end of next year. President Nicolas Sarkozy made the statement during an unannounced flying visit to the country. Sarkozy was due to spend just five hours there and had meetings scheduled with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai and General David Petraeus. ... http://www.euronews.net/