French soldiers fighting the war in Afghanistan are mainly deployed in the remote Kapisa valley, north-east of Kabul. FRANCE 24 special correspondents Lucas Menget and Yohan Bodin are spending time with troops on the ground.
French soldiers fighting the war in Afghanistan are mainly deployed in the remote Kapisa valley, north-east of Kabul. FRANCE 24 special correspondents Lucas Menget and Yohan Bodin are spending time with troops on the ground.
French soldiers fighting the war in Afghanistan are mainly deployed in the remote Kapisa valley, north-east of Kabul. FRANCE 24 special correspondents Lucas Menget and Yohan Bodin are spending time with troops on the ground.
French soldiers fighting the war in Afghanistan are mainly deployed in the remote Kapisa valley, north-east of Kabul. FRANCE 24 special correspondents Lucas Menget and Yohan Bodin are spending time with troops on the ground.
French soldiers fighting the war in Afghanistan are mainly deployed in the remote Kapisa valley, north-east of Kabul. FRANCE 24 special correspondents Lucas Menget and Yohan Bodin are spending time with troops on the ground.
FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto discovers that the action following the August 20 Afghan elections is centered on Kabul’s landmark Intercontinental Hotel. Sometimes, it can get just as hot in the air-conditioned halls as on the dusty streets outside.
FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto arrives at Presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign headquarters just as the first post-election salvo is fired in the new war of words.
FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto arrives at Presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign headquarters just as the first post-election salvo is fired in the new war of words.
On the deserted streets of downtown Kabul, FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto finds more troops of various stripes than voters going to the polls. She also spoke to rattled Presidential candidate Sarwar Ahmedzai (pictured) about the election process.
A tense calm has gripped Kabul on the eve of Afghanistan's critical elections. FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto discovers that with the media ban concealing reports of attacks, the calm appears to be at least partially state-enforced.
