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27/03/2012 - France

Fifth French soldier wounded in January Afghan attack dies

A fifth French soldier wounded in a January mass shooting by an Afghan army colleague in which four other soldiers were killed, has died, the defence ministry said in a statement.

25/03/2012 - France - Pakistan

Toulouse gunman trained with Taliban

Mohamed Merah, the lone gunman whose killing spree in southwestern France killed seven people over the past two weeks, was reportedly trained by the Taliban in Pakistan, according to its ...

22/03/2012 - Analysis: France

Toulouse killer Merah - the lone wolf French spies failed to stop

Toulouse killer Mohamed Merah, who died in a shootout with police on Thursday morning, was typical of a new breed of violent Islamist – the “lone wolf” - according to ...

21/03/2012 - France - Afghanistan - Pakistan

Toulouse killer fought with Taliban, broke out of Afghan jail

French intelligence had been watching the alleged Toulouse killer Mohamed Merah for years but did not suspect he was preparing violent attacks.

21/03/2012 - French presidential election 2012

French far right on offensive as police besiege suspected Toulouse killer

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen called for war on “fundamentalist politico-religious groups” as police besieged a self-styled “mujaheddin” believed to ...

21/03/2012 - France

Suspected Toulouse killer expected to surrender in afternoon

The alleged author of an attack on a Jewish school and several French soldiers, is expected to surrender during Wednesday afternoon, as armed police besiege him in a flat in the southern French ...

20/02/2012 - Analysis: Afghanistan - France

Most foreign troop killings by Afghan soldiers not work of Taliban, Nato admits

Taliban infiltrators have been responsible for very few of the attacks on foreign troops by Afghan soldiers, a Nato official says.

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.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) is greeted by France's National Assembly speaker Bernard Accoyer before a meeting in Paris January 27, 2012.
27/01/2012 - France - Afghanistan

French backpedal on Afghan withdrawal threat as Karzai visits Paris

Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai meets Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris Friday.

22/01/2012 - France - Afghanistan

Killing of French troops an isolated incident, says Afghan President Karzai

Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai says the killing of four French soldiers by an Afghan army soldier was an "isolated and individual" action and did not represent the anger of the Afghan people.

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