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France's Afghanistan adventure

French president Nicolas Sarkozy is preparing a new plan for the army in Afghanistan. But what's France getting itself into over there?

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IN DEPTH

France’s military presence in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN

NATO air strike kills 11 Afghan children, officials say
AFGHANISTAN

Afghan forces banned from requesting NATO strikes
US-AFGHANISTAN

US grants Afghanistan key ‘major non-NATO ally’ status
AFGHANISTAN

Has the US outstayed its welcome in Kabul?
THE WEEK IN ASIA

Ready or not, local units to take over in Afghanistan
THE INTERVIEW

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, former NATO Secretary General (2004-2009)
AFGHANISTAN

Canada ends nine-year combat role in Afghanistan
THE INTERVIEW

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General
AFGHANISTAN

Is the Afghan army ready to take over once the US pulls out?
AFGHANISTAN

Afghan forces crush Taliban raid in Kandahar
AFGHANISTAN

Taliban attacks target Afghan security forces
THE INTERVIEW

General Hamid Gul, Former Director of Pakistani Intelligence Services (ISI)
AFGHANISTAN

Afghan soldier turns on British forces, killing three
THE INTERVIEW

Patrick de Gmeline, military historian
REPORTERS

Afghanistan: building an army
UNITED STATES

House passes $636 billion military bill
AFGHANISTAN

France considers Obama troop surge request
AFGHANISTAN

Brown confirms 500 more UK troops to be deployed in December
PAKISTAN

250,000 flee army offensive on the Afghan border