Afghan president Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with French President Francois Hollande after a news conference in Kabul Photo: REUTERS
Francois Hollande Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Francois Hollande has used an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to defend his early withdrawal of French troops from the conflict.
Mr Hollande told French troops that the “mission of fighting terrorism and chasing out the Taliban is close to being accomplished” and heralded a new era of civil cooperation between Paris and Kabul.
Since his election defeat of Nicolas Sarkozy, Mr Hollande has defied significant pressure from Nato allies to step back from his campaign pledge to pull out troops by the end of this year.
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