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France's President Sarkozy speaks with French soldiers of the 8eme RPIMa in Castres
26 Aug 2008
Source: Reuters
 
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) reviews the troops of the 8eme RPIMa who will leave on a mission to Afghanistan during a visit to their headquarters in Castres, southern France, August 26, 2008. Ten soldiers, of which eight were from the 8eme RPIMa, were killed in an ambush in Afghanistan in the biggest single loss for allied combat forces since the 2001 invasion. REUTERS/Claude Paris/Pool (FRANCE)
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A hydro-electric turbine is unloaded for a convoy during Op OQAB TSUKA, in Afghanistan, in this undated handout photograph received in London on September 2, 2008. British troops backed by special ...




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