The lower house of the French parliament, the National Assembly, has voted to keep troops in Afghanistan.
The vote came after the controversial deaths of 10 French soldiers in August, in a firefight with Taliban rebels. The results largely followed party lines, with the ruling UMP and its centrist allies voting in favour and the opposition Socialists, Communists and Greens voting against a continuation of French military deployment in the strife-torn country. Prime Minister Francois Fillon announced that France would deploy additional military equipment to Afghanistan as well as about 100 additional soldiers to service it. France currently has about 3,300 soldiers stationed in the country.
(Deutsche Nepal elects first president ...
International air strikes kill nine Afghan police ...
New Serbian cabinet focuses on EU ... Welle)
more info >>
<< Back