France mulls Afghanistan retreat
- Published: 20/01/2012 at 08:55 PM
- Online news:
PARIS : President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Friday he may accelerate the French withdrawal from Afghanistan after an Afghan soldier shot dead four unarmed French troops during a sports session inside a base.
Sarkozy suspended French military training and joint combat operations and dispatched Defence Minister Gerard Longuet to probe Friday's attack in which at least 15 unarmed French soldiers were wounded, eight seriously.
"The French army stands alongside its allies but we cannot accept that a single one of our soldiers be wounded or killed by our allies, it's unacceptable," Sarkozy said.
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