Ten French soldiers killed in Afghanistan ambush (AFP)
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 09:08

A French soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrols the Shamali Plains in May 2008. Ten French NATO soldiers were killed in the deadliest ground attack on foreign troops here since the US-led war was launched in 2001.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Ten French NATO soldiers were killed in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, the deadliest ground attack on foreign troops here since the US-led war was launched in 2001.


 
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