The death of 10 French paratroopers in a Taliban ambush Monday was the largest combat loss for France since the Beirut barracks bombing of 1983. Yet neither France’s political class nor its public ...

PARIS (AP) – France on Tuesday ended its combat operations in Afghanistan, pulling hundreds of troops from a base in a volatile region northeast of Kabul and fulfilling promises to end its combat role ...

PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy has affirmed once again that France will not send any more combat troops to Afghanistan. In a Jan. 25 television appearance, Sarkozy reiterated his refusal to ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – France’s defense minister said Wednesday that while Paris opposes capital punishment, it will respect an Afghan military court’s decision to sentence an Afghan soldier to ...

France is suspending training operations in Afghanistan and threatening to withdraw its entire force from the country early after an Afghan... France Threatens To Remove Troops In Afghanistan ROBERT ...

* France won't cut Afghanistan despite 500 mln euro cost * International presence important to prevent "collapse" By John Irish PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - France will not withdraw from Afghanistan ...

Okay, so not leaving Afghanistan—yet, anyway. Despite suggestions-cum-threats by French President Nicolas Sarkozy last week that he’d consider pulling France’s nearly 3,900 forces out of Afghanistan ...

KABUL, Afghanistan - France's threat Friday to withdraw early from Afghanistan after an Afghan soldier killed four French troops and wounded 15 is a setback for the U.S.-led coalition's efforts to ...

A ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan moved into its second day on Friday, following deadly violence between the ...

The two committed to stop attacking each other after the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. But the underlying causes ...