United
States and France have agreed to work together to ensure the "continued
strength and effectiveness" of the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, the
State Department said on Saturday.The statement was made in
telephone talks between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and French
Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, after an Afghan soldier opened fire on
French troops, killing four and wounding 15 others.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said Paris will consider speeding up its withdrawal from Afghanistan in the wake of the deadly incident, which his defense minister said was the work of a Taliban infiltrator.Clinton "expressed profound condolences on behalf of the American people for the deaths of four French soldiers in Afghanistan this week," the State Department said in a statement.
She and Juppe "agreed that the US and France should work together with ISAF partners and the government of Afghanistan to ensure the continued strength and effectiveness of the mission," it said.Sarkozy suspended French military training and joint combat operations with Afghan troops in the wake of the shooting. The 21-year-old Afghan, who has been identified as Abdul Mansour, was arrested after the incident.
Friday's attack was the second time in a month that French troops were shot dead by an Afghan army soldier, bringing the country's overall death toll to 82 since troops deployed in 2001.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said Paris will consider speeding up its withdrawal from Afghanistan in the wake of the deadly incident, which his defense minister said was the work of a Taliban infiltrator.Clinton "expressed profound condolences on behalf of the American people for the deaths of four French soldiers in Afghanistan this week," the State Department said in a statement.
She and Juppe "agreed that the US and France should work together with ISAF partners and the government of Afghanistan to ensure the continued strength and effectiveness of the mission," it said.Sarkozy suspended French military training and joint combat operations with Afghan troops in the wake of the shooting. The 21-year-old Afghan, who has been identified as Abdul Mansour, was arrested after the incident.
Friday's attack was the second time in a month that French troops were shot dead by an Afghan army soldier, bringing the country's overall death toll to 82 since troops deployed in 2001.
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