Afghanistan

France follows US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy announces the phased return of 4,000 soldiers from Afghanistan, following the timetable of US withdrawals.

A portrait of Richard Holbrooke (The New Yorker)

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Female empowerment on Afghanistan's first TV Soap Opera (NYT)

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How the Taliban get their money (Le Monde diplomatique)

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