Ten French Soldiers Killed by Taliban

[Washington Post] Candace Rondeaux - In eastern Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents killed ten French paratroopers in a mountain road ambush and at least six suicide bombers attempted to storm a NATO alliance base, NATO and Afghan officials said Tuesday. The ambush was the deadliest single attack on the French military since 1983.


2008-08-20 01:00:00

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