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troung · 04-05-2008, 17:41 PM

France breaks promises on troops: Taliban
International News
Agence France Presse

KANDAHAR: The Taliban militant group Saturday accused French President Nicolas Sarkozy of breaking his promises after he pledged to send hundreds of extra troops to Afghanistan.

Sarkozy announced during the NATO summit in Bucharest during the week that France would send an additional battalion, or about 700 troops, to the country, which would free up US troops to serve as reinforcements in the volatile south.

"The NATO-member countries are not only making baseless promises to Afghans but they do so to their respective nations," a statement by the Taliban leadership council, which was read by a rebel spokesman to AFP over the phone said. "A good example is current French President Sarkozy. During his electoral campaign, he promised to focus on withdrawing French troops from Afghanistan," it said, accusing him of breaking his word.

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troung A Self Important *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 4,236 Country:	France breaks promises on troops: Taliban International News Agence France Presse KANDAHAR: The Taliban militant group Saturday accused French President Nicolas Sarkozy of breaking his promises after he pledged to send hundreds of extra troops to Afghanistan. Sarkozy announced during the NATO summit in Bucharest during the week that France would send an additional battalion, or about 700 troops, to the country, which would free up US troops to serve as reinforcements in the volatile south. "The NATO-member countries are not only making baseless promises to Afghans but they do so to their respective nations," a statement by the Taliban leadership council, which was read by a rebel spokesman to AFP over the phone said. "A good example is current French President Sarkozy. During his electoral campaign, he promised to focus on withdrawing French troops from Afghanistan," it said, accusing him of breaking his word. __________________ To sit down with these men and deal with them as the representatives of an enlightened and civilized people is to deride ones own dignity and to invite the disaster of their treachery - General Matthew Ridgway