New deadly trap in A-stan.

[Emp_Palpatine]

Deadly ambush leaves 10 French soldiers dead

French Foreign Legion members French Foreign Legion members

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 6:34a.m.

 

President Nicolas Sarkozy is insisting that France remains committed to fighting terrorism, after 10 French soldiers were killed and 21 wounded near the Afghan capital in an unusually deadly ambush.

 

Soldiers from the paratroops and Foreign Legion were among the dead Monday - the biggest single combat loss for international forces in Afghanistan in more than three years.

 

Sarkozy is heading to Kabul on Tuesday night to assure French troops "that France is at their sides".

 

The ambush and ensuing battle near Surobi district east of Kabul comes as France is sending hundreds more troops to Afghanistan.

 

France's top military official, Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, is denying a statement from an Afghan security official that four French soldiers had been kidnapped by insurgents and then killed.

 

AP

 

I hope they made those people pay an horrible price for these lifes...

[kesegy]

me too. salute to the fallen french warriors. RIP

[+Ruggbutt]

me too. salute to the fallen french warriors. RIP

 

S! Frenchies.

[+MigBuster]

Was gonna say - 10 seemed quite large compared to recent events - Kabul region as well - S

[+Tailspin]

Sad news. Things are heating up in Afghanistan as the Taliban has regrouped. It about time to send them back into the hills again.

[+Typhoid]

[+EricJ]

It's a work in progress. They've assaulted but not overran nothing in our sector, thank god... Hats off to the French though, all jokes aside, it's serious.

[+Ruggbutt]

Hats off to the French though, all jokes aside.

They'll be pissed off about these losses and punish the Taliban for them. The Foreign Legion guys are tough son of a guns.

[Alexander51]

Hats off to the French though, all jokes aside, it's serious.

 

Absolutely! God Bless the French soldiers

[+ST0RM]

Heard about this in the daily pre-flight intel brief. Came as a real shock. Sad to see any Coalition members lose their troops.

 

Jeff

[+Muesli]

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[Mannie]

[+DWCAce]

Forget about sending them back to the hills, ANNIHILATE them.

 

Too bad about friendly losses, that's never good.

[az12121]

2 days ago probably this same trap (this same type) have exploded under Polish HMMV.

3 Polish soldiers died 1 is injuried

[+JimBeamer5]

[Nesher]

hope their friends will kick some tali ass!!

and of course that all coalition members will return home safe from there (and iraq!)

 

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