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France, US vow to ensure 'strength' of Afghan mission
22/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

France, US vow to ensure 'strength' of Afghan mission

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé have agreed to work for the "continued strength" of the Afghan mission, after France weighed an early pullout following a deadly attack on its troops by an Afghan soldier.
French defence minister in Kabul after attack on troops
21/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

French defence minister in Kabul after attack on troops

French Defence Minister Gérard Longuet arrived in Kabul for high-level talks on Saturday as France suspended its mission in Afghanistan and weighed an early withdrawal after French troops were killed by an Afghan soldier.
French tolerance dwindles over Afghan 'insider threat'
21/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

French tolerance dwindles over Afghan 'insider threat'

NATO officials have tended to downplay "insider threat" - or cases of Afghan soldiers attacking their coalition partners. But that could change with French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s harsh response to Friday's killing of four French troops.
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Pakistan: a government in political crisis
20/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Pakistan: a government in political crisis

Issues of corruption and presidential immunity are plaguing Pakistan's civilian government, which is under pressure from both the military and the judiciary. President Sarkozy announces that France is suspending its military and training operations in Afghanistan following the fatal shooting of several French troops by an Afghan soldier. Finally, Indonesia takes drastic new action to stop dare-devils from hitching a free, if dangerous, train ride.
France suspends Afghan mission after attack on troops
21/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

France suspends Afghan mission after attack on troops

France will temporarily suspend all training and combat operations in Afghanistan following a fatal attack on its troops, President Nicolas Sarkozy announced after four French soldiers died Friday in an attack by an Afghan army soldier.
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Afghan soldier fatally shoots four French NATO troops
20/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Afghan soldier fatally shoots four French NATO troops

An Afghan army soldier fatally shot four French NATO soldiers and wounded at least 16 others in eastern Afghanistan before being captured on Friday, said a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
'The horror of war'
13/01/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'The horror of war'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Fri. 13/01/12. A lot of international papers react to a video showing US marine appearing to urinate on Taliban corpses. Jonathan Jones puts the incident in the context of the digital age in The Guardian, while Robert Fisk says "armies are horrible creatures and soldiers will do wicked things". Meanwhile, the Duchess of York is in trouble with the Turkish law.
US Marines identify troops in 'deplorable' urination video
13/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

US Marines identify troops in 'deplorable' urination video

US military chiefs identified on Thursday two of the four Marines in an internet video that appears to show them urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban soldiers. The Pentagon has promised a full criminal investigation into the incident.
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US to probe video of troops urinating on Taliban corpses
13/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

US to probe video of troops urinating on Taliban corpses

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday condemned as "utterly deplorable" a video that appears to show US troops urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan and promised an investigation into the incident.
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Anger at video of US troops 'urinating on dead bodies'
12/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Anger at video of US troops 'urinating on dead bodies'

The US promised to investigate a video on Thursday that appeared to show US forces in Afghanistan urinating on the corpses of dead Taliban fighters. But the insurgent group has said it would not harm efforts to broker peace talks.
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