France to pull troops from Afghanistan
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France is to withdraw its 200-strong special forces from Afghanistan, all of its ground troops engaged in the U.S anti-terror operation there, authorities announced Sunday.
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France plans to pull a contingent of 200 special forces out of Afghanistan at the start of 2007, the French defense ministry said on Sunday.
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France, which is pulling its special  forces soldiers out of Afghanistan, said on Monday it would  temporarily redeploy its remaining troops anywhere in the  country for emergencies.
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PARIS, Dec. 17 -- France on Sunday announced the withdrawal of its 200-member contingent of elite special forces from Afghanistan -- all of its ground forces directly engaged in anti-terrorism operations in the country.
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Russia and France signed an agreement on military transits to Afghanistan via Russia.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush will announce tomorrow that he plans to pull 70,000 to 100,000 troops out of Europe and Asia in the first major reconfiguration of overseas military deployments by the United States since the Cold War ended, according to White House officials.
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NATO-led troops in Afghanistan will not scale back their presence before parliamentary elections in the war-torn country next spring, French junior foreign minister Renaud Muselier said.
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The commander of Ivory Coast's ground  offensive against rebels in the north ordered troops to  withdraw from the frontline on Sunday as France flew in more  soldiers to its West African former colony.
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In American military parlance, it's gut-check time for NATO in Afghanistan, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy appears ready to answer allies' calls for more forces to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida.
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French soldiers deployed in Ivory Coast  to help evacuate expatriates from violent mob rioting will  start pulling back from some positions in the main city Abidjan  this week, the Ivorian army said on Sunday.
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Denmark was expected to announce plans to begin withdrawing its troops from Iraq at a news conference on Wednesday, Danish media reported.Comment
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Canada will pull its 2,500 troops out of Afghanistan early next year unless NATO sends in significant reinforcements, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday, signaling Ottawa has lost patience with what it sees as foot-dragging by allies.
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President Jacques Chirac announced Thursday that France will send 2,000 soldiers to southern Lebanon and hopes to retain command of the U.N. peacekeeping force, as a top European Union official said international troops could start deploying within days.
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France has raised the possibility of rejoining NATO&#39;s military command after a 40-year absence, signalling what could be one of the biggest foreign policy changes in decades.
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Italy will continue its military operations in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema said, as part of the ruling coalition called for Italian troops to withdraw.
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France has decided to pull its special forces out of Afghanistan after a NATO-led stabilisation force extended operations to the whole country, the French defense ministry said on Sunday.
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French soldiers deployed in Ivory Coast to help evacuate expatriates from violent mob rioting will start pulling back from some positions in the main city Abidjan this week, the Ivorian army said on Sunday.