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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 ...

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.

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.

26/02/2012 - France - Afghanistan

France to pull government staff from Afghanistan

France announced on Sunday that it was withdrawing its staff from Afghan government institutions, a day after two US members of Nato were shot dead in Kabul’s interior ministry.

23/02/2012 - Afghanistan - France

France to withdraw drones from Afghanistan

France is to withdraw its two Harfang drones from Afghanistan as part of the reduction of its forces leading to total withdrawal by the end of 2013.

Are Nato and the Taliban working together?
02/02/2012 - World news explained

Are Nato and the Taliban working together?

A leaked Nato memosreportedly reveals the secret services of Pakistan are working covertly with the Taliban. RFI talked to one expert who says the reports' findings come as no surprise.

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