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Soldier's death brings French toll in Afghanistan to 40
A French soldier was killed in Afghanistan when his supply convoy was attacked by insurgents near Kabul, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said Tuesday. The soldier was the fortieth to have died in action since the US-led invasion in late 2001.
AFP - A French soldier was killed in Afghanistan when his supply convoy was attacked by insurgents on a road northeast of Kabul, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said Tuesday.
The statement did not say when the soldier, a member of the 13th Battalion of "Chasseurs Alpins" (Alpine Hunters), was slain, but a NATO spokesman in Kabul had earlier said an unidentified allied trooper had died Tuesday.
The death brings to 40 the number of French soldiers to have died in action since the US-led invasion in late 2001. France has 3,750 soldiers assiged to the NATO operation, 3,500 of them on Afghan soil.
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France should not have troops
France should not have troops in Afghanistan because it is much to painful for them.
Prayers
Prayers for the brave soldier of 13th Battalion of "Chasseurs Alpins" and his family. May he rest in peace in the heavenly abode. There are six billion people alive at the moment. If there was to be a "Courage Index" then the young men and women fighting to defend the values of the Western Civilization in Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world would be rated at the very top. The various "leaders" on the world stage must do everything in their power to ensure that war and conflict is banished from the affairs of men, and that Isaiah's prophecy re. swords into ploughshares, is fulfilled over time. Soldiers who fight in foreign lands must be given full support.
Vive La France !
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