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France's Fillon delivers a speech during a special session of parliament about Afghanistan at the National Assembly in Paris
22 Sep 2008
Source: Reuters
 
France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon (bottom) delivers a speech as French national Assembly's speaker Bernard Accoyer listens during a special session of parliament about Afghanistan at the National Assembly in Paris September 22, 2008. The French government is going to reinforce its military presence in Afghanistan and dispatch more helicopters, drones and equipment to support its troops following the death of 10 French soldiers in a Taliban ambush last month, Fillon said. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE)
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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai pauses during remarks about overcoming his country's security problems at a forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, September 26, 2008. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES) ...




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