Sarkozy vows France will not pull out of Afghanistan

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France placing the Legion of Honour medal on the flag-draped coffin of one of ten French soldiers killed in an ambush in Afghanistan during a national ceremony at the Invalides in Paris on Friday. (Michel Euler/Reuters) Sarkozy vows France will not pull out of Afghanistan : French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his country will not pull out of the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan, as France paid homage Thursday to 10 troops killed in an unusually deadly Afghan ambush. French Defense Minister Herve Morin and a NATO spokeswoman, meanwhile, insisted Thursday there were no signs that French forces were hit by friendly fire in Tuesday's deadly attack. Sarkozy has stressed his commitment to keeping French troops in Afghanistan, despite mounting political questions at home about the mission. "We... [read full story]