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French soldiers in Afghanistan

Agencies Published September 25, 2012
A French soldier stands in Naghlu base in a village on the road to Naghlu the French army base. ? Photo by AFP
A French soldier stands in Naghlu base in a village on the road to Naghlu the French army base. ? Photo by AFP
French soldiers wait in front of Naghlu base before heading back to their warehouse base in Kabul. ? Photo by AFP
French soldiers wait in front of Naghlu base before heading back to their warehouse base in Kabul. ? Photo by AFP
French soldiers talk to a child on, in a village on the road to the French army base. ? Photo by AFP
French soldiers talk to a child on, in a village on the road to the French army base. ? Photo by AFP
A French soldier gives an Afghan child a kite made by a French student association from Clermont Ferran. ? Photo by AFP
A French soldier gives an Afghan child a kite made by a French student association from Clermont Ferran. ? Photo by AFP
An Afghan child is treated by a French army medic. ? Photo by AFP
An Afghan child is treated by a French army medic. ? Photo by AFP
Afghan children run to school in a village on the road to the French army base. ? Photo by AFP
Afghan children run to school in a village on the road to the French army base. ? Photo by AFP
An Afghan child runs with a kite made by the French student association. ? Photo by AFP
An Afghan child runs with a kite made by the French student association. ? Photo by AFP
A French soldier secures a perimeter before a convoy's passage. ? Photo by AFP
A French soldier secures a perimeter before a convoy's passage. ? Photo by AFP
An Afghan student is taught by a French military doctor in Role 3 French military hospital which receives both military and local patients in Kabul Airport. ? Photo by AFP
An Afghan student is taught by a French military doctor in Role 3 French military hospital which receives both military and local patients in Kabul Airport. ? Photo by AFP
A French soldier secures a perimeter before a convoy's passage. ? Photo by AFP
A French soldier secures a perimeter before a convoy's passage. ? Photo by AFP
A French soldier crouches beside a dog before the passing of a convoy. ? Photo by AFP
A French soldier crouches beside a dog before the passing of a convoy. ? Photo by AFP

France is the fifth largest contributor to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which is due to pull out the vast majority of its 130,000 troops by the end of 2014.

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Ahsan
Sep 26, 2012 01:28pm
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