France will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan at the end of 2013
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced Friday after meeting with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, that the withdrawal of French troops deployed in Afghanistan will be completed towards the end of 2013, one year ahead of schedule so far. After the meeting, of about half hour at the Elysee Palace, seat of the French Presidency, Sarkozy also said that he has received Karzai the necessary security guarantees to ensure that French troops resume “starting tomorrow” training of the Afghan army operations.
Death of French military
These operations were suspended last week, after that on January 20, four French military suffered tiroteados inside his headquarters by an Afghan soldier, that in subsequent statements he said was a Taliban infiltrated. The French President stressed that the work of the Gallic soldiers in Afghanistan has been remarkable and that, for that reason, we are able to transfer the security of the province of Kapisa to the Afghan forces from March of this year. He also stressed that the agreement to reflect on the fact that by 2013 Afghanistan can do is charge completely of security has reached with Karzai. Karzai has moved only a few hours to Paris and, in addition to meeting with Sarkozy, had on its agenda paths interviews with French Prime Minister François Fillon and the President of the National Assembly, Bernard Accoyer, as well as attend a tribute at the Tomb to the unknown, on the Arc de Triomphe soldier.
