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Afghan President Hamid Karzai with French President François Hollande at Nato summit in Chicago
22/05/2012 - France - United States - Nato

France has done its duty in Afghanistan, says Hollande

French President François Hollande said France had done "more than its duty" in Afghanistan, as officials said a calendar to pull out troops would be drawn up in the coming ...

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21/05/2012

French press review 21 May 2012

Greece, Nato, and French elections are this morning's headline stories.

20/05/2012 - United States

Afghanistan exit strategy to dominate Nato summit

Representatives from the 28 member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) military alliance are meeting in the United States.

18/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

How will Obama and Hollande get along at G8, Nato summits?

France’s new President François Hollande can expect a qualified welcome from Barack Obama when he arrives at the G8 summit at Camp David on Friday.

10/05/2012 - Afghanistan - Germany - France

Merkel says troops to stay in Afghanistan as Hollande moves to pull French out

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday pledged to keep her country’s troops in Afghanistan until the official Nato pull-out date at the end of 2014.

08/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

Can the US work with François Hollande?

The White House on Monday said that relations with France will be unaffected by the election of Socialist François Hollande as French president.

Nato's allies agree on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
19/04/2012 - World news explained

Nato's allies agree on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Nato's 28 allies have agreed on an orderly troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

US and Afghanistan close to deal on night raids
05/04/2012 - World news explained

US and Afghanistan close to deal on night raids

The US and Afghanistan are close to reaching an agreement that will give Kabul more authority over controversial night-time raids.

04/04/2012 - French presidential election 2012

Socialist presidential candidate Hollande spells out plan for first year in office

The Socialist candidate for France’s president has named his priorities for his first year in office if he is elected.

04/04/2012 - France

French police detain 13 alleged lone-wolf Islamists

French police have rounded up 13 people suspected of planning Islamist violence. The detainees included individuals believed to be potential “lone wolves”,

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