FRANCE has ended its combat mission in Afghanistan, withdrawing troops from a strategic province northeast of Kabul as part of a speeded-up departure from the war-torn country.
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France ends combat mission in Afghanistan
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French marine killed in Afghanistan
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Russia forces moving out
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Germany to withdraw jets from Afghanistan
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Karzai orders US special forces out of province
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France to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
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UK to withdraw 500 troops from Afghanistan in 2012
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Nato sets 'irreversible' roadmap to withdrawing troops from Afghanistan
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Georgian troops retreat from breakaway province
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Last Marine team of Operation New Dawn leaves Iraq
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French soldier killed in Afghanistan:
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Pakistan redeploying troops to Indian border
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US troops leave Afghanistan
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US and Afghan troops abandon remote outpost
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France outmuscle South Africa;
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Pakistan cuts off NATO supplies to Afghanistan
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Afghanistan is a Canadian mission: