The first 200 French soldiers left Afghanistan on Wednesday, starting troop withdrawals announced three months ago by Paris as part of NATO plans to wind down its combat mission by 2014.
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First 200 French soldiers leave Afghanistan
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Karzai orders US special forces out of province
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French representations to be closed in 20 countries
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First phase of Nato withdrawal from Afghanistan begins
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Last American combat brigade leaves Iraq
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Foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan
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Francois Hollande made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan
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France sending more troops to Afghanistan
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France make three changes
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Repatriation for three soldiers killed in Afghanistan to take place on Thursday
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Georgian troops retreat from breakaway province
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Obama to send 17,000 troops to Afghanistan
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1st Cavalry Division to replace 101st Airborne in Afghanistan
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Last US combat brigade pulls out of Iraq
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French marine killed in Afghanistan
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Last Israeli troops leave Gaza
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Soldiers killed in Afghanistan to be repatriated