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France says 1,000 troops to leave Afghanistan

<p>President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday that France would withdraw a quarter of its 4,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year, becoming the latest NATO power to downsize its combat mission in the war-torn country.</p>

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France defiant over arming Libyan rebels

<p>France has defended its decision to supply arms to Libyan rebels, arguing that it is not in breach&nbsp;of a Security Council resolution that established an arms embargo to Libya.</p>

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France supplying arms to Libya rebels: report

<p>France has begun parachuting arms shipments to Berber rebels fighting Libyan leader Moamar Qaddafi's forces in the highlands south of Tripoli, the French daily Le Figaro reported on Wednesday.</p>

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Algeria destroys thousands of French mines

<p>The Algerian army has uncovered and destroyed&nbsp;11,000 landmines last month along its eastern and western borders dating from&nbsp;its war of independence from France.</p>