France Pulls Troops From Afghan Training Mission

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he was suspending training operations in Afghanistan after an Afghan soldier killed four French soldiers and wounded a dozen more in a shoot out. Sarkozy also said the shooting raises serious doubts about the efficacy...

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US, NATO May Aim for Smaller Afghan Force

The U.S. and NATO originally planned to build up Afghanistan's security forces to 352,000, but the failure of the training mission and some hard truths on affordability might shrink the goal down to 250,000. The initial goal of 352,000 Afghan security forces "will go...

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