The first 200 French soldiers were due to leave Afghanistan on Wednesday, kickstarting troop withdrawals announced three months ago by Paris as part of NATO plans to wind down its combat mission by 2014. A further 200 French soldiers are due to return home before Christmas, with another 600 leaving in 2012, ahead of a full…
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