Afghanistan War News Updates -- January 27, 2012

France Resumes Afghan Mission After Soldiers' Deaths -- Deutsche Welle

A freeze on French operations in Afghanistan, imposed after the deaths of four soldiers last week, has been lifted. President Nicolas Sarkozy says troops will remain until the end of next year, if he is re-elected.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday evening that French troops would restart their mission to train Afghan security personnel - a week after four soldiers were shot dead by a rebel infiltrator.

Sarkozy said French troops would complete their withdrawal from the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan at the end of 2013 - as planned - after himself raising the possibility of an early exit.

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More News On Afghanistan

Sarkozy: French Troops to Resume Training in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
France to Resume Afghan Training -- Wall Street Journal
France to resume Afghanistan training mission -- Al Jazeera
France to resume Afghan troop training despite attack -- BBC

War In Afghanistan News 27 January 2012 -- War On Terror News
IED attacks up in Afghanistan -- UPI
‘IEDs Are the Battlefield,’ General Says -- National Defense
NATO Claims 'Successful Year' in Afghanistan -- Defence Professionals
Afghan suicide attack kills four, wounds 34 -- AFP
Taliban leader captured in Afghan province: NATO -- Xinhuanet
Navy lieutenant leads EOD unit in northern Afghanistan -- Dvids
French Afghan troops to leave Kapisa in March -- Reuters
German soldiers hand over security to Afghan forces -- Deutsche Welle
Balkh province transitions to Afghan lead -- Dvids

Taliban willing to compromise, Afghan negotiators say -- Express Tribune/Reuters
Taliban diplomats arrive in Qatar -- The Telegraph
Former High-Ranking US Officials Voice Skepticism on Afghanistan Plan -- Voice of America
Did US, Taliban hold talks in Qatar? -- Rediff

France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghan exit -- CBS/AP
France, Afghanistan to ask NATO to hand over all combat missions to Afghans a year earlier -- Washington Post/AP
Afghan and French presidents meet in Paris -- UPI

Italy signs deal for long-term aid to Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghanistan women: 'Give us a seat at the peace table' -- Christian Science Monitor
Changes in Kabul Classrooms -- New York Times