Saturday, April 21, 2007

Taliban seeks French pullout in exchange for hostages

Taliban want French pullout, swap to save hostages (Reuters)

U.S. soldiers practice training at the U.S Military Base Warrior in Afghanistan, April 19, 2007. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)Reuters - Taliban guerrillas on Friday gave France one week to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and demanded the release of fighters held by the government to save two kidnapped French aid workers, according to a Web statement.


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