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French troops killed by Taliban [View all]
Source: BBC
9 June 2012 Last updated at 13:39 GMT
France says four of its soldiers have been killed and five others wounded in an attack in eastern Afghanistan.
The Taliban said one of their suicide bombers carried out the attack on a Nato convoy in Kapisa province. Several Afghan civilians were also wounded.
President Francois Hollande said he "shared the grief of the families".
After his election last month, he announced French combat troops would leave Afghanistan by the end of 2012, two years before the main Nato pullout.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18377761
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