KABUL, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to withdraw his forces from Afghanistan by 2013, a year ahead of 2014 set by the NATO for troops pullout, would bolster Taliban's morale in fighting NATO-led forces stationed in the country, Afghan analysts said Sunday.

"No doubt, the pullout of French forces before 2014 would psychologically encourage Taliban militants to increase attacks against international forces stationed in Afghanistan," a security analyst from Kabul-based think-tank, the Research Center for Strategy Studies, Wahid Mujda, told Xinhua in an interview.

A man in Afghan army uniform opened fire and killed four French soldiers and injured 15 others in Kapisa province on Jan. 20. The bloody incident prompted France to suspend training Afghan troops and pull out its forces in 2013, he said.

"Since the districts of Alasai and Tagab in Kapisa province are unstable, the government of France wants Afghan forces to take over the security charge of the both districts in 2013, but the Afghan forces are not capable enough to take over the responsibility there," said Mujda who worked with Taliban foreign ministry before the outfit's regime ouster in late 2001.

When his opinion was sought towards early exit of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from Afghanistan, the former Taliban official said, "the speedy pace of foreign forces withdrawal would encourage Taliban to speed up their attacks and thus force more nations to follow France in taking their troops out of Afghanistan."

Asked to comment on Afghan President Hamid Karzai's ongoing visit to Europe and the inking of strategic agreements partnership with Italy, France and Britain, the analyst believed that signing agreements is part of the efforts to have international community' s support beyond 2014 when the NATO-led forces complete pullout of Afghanistan.

"The government of Afghanistan wants to have international community's support after 2014 but keeping in mind the financial crisis in Europe, the world community support would not be as generous as in the past decade," Mujda observed.

Another analyst agreed with Mujda that early withdrawal of NATO- led forces from Afghanistan would boost Taliban's morale to intensify activities.

"In fact, early withdrawal of French forces after killing four soldiers in Kapisa province by Taliban, is a retreat in war on terror which eventually will encourage Taliban and al-Qaida fighters to intensify attacks against international forces based in Afghanistan," said Nazari Pariani, the editor-in-chief of Mandegar daily.

"If we want to win the war on terror we should tolerate casualties, otherwise, the France early withdrawal to encourage Taliban to intensify attacks and make excuse for other nations to follow the step and take their forces out of Afghanistan," Pariani told Xinhua.

He also hailed inking strategic agreements with Italy, France and Britain but was of the view that the international community's support to Afghanistan would be reduced after the completion of foreign forces' drawdown in 2014.

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Mega LOL.

Nothing boosted the Taliban more than distracting US-NATO forces from Afghanistan/Pakistan to go & play pretty little games in Iraq.

Bush, best Taliban enabler ever

Read the NATO report published yesterday, JLS?

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Right, the french should show how tough they are by sending more of their men to that shithole to protect chink copper mining concesions some of ehich are owned by soros.
Obango by the way has been buying peace with printed money and prisoner releases so ge can claim victory.

The french are smart for getting out, hardly a retreat.

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In all fairness to the French, I have to admit this is a good move. Since weapons and equipment abandoned by fleeing French troops are the Taliban's largest source of supply, this will be devastating to the enemy's ability to resist.

Yet ANOTHER frogs surrender. What a bunch of fucking sissies.

The French should have pulled out of Afghanistan in 2003 when the yanks started lying through their teeth about Iraq expecting Europeans to be as gullible as the average southern hick.

Lily42 wrote:

The French should have pulled out of Afghanistan in 2003 when the yanks started lying through their teeth about Iraq expecting Europeans to be as gullible as the average southern hick.

Why did france send it's best chemical decon unit to the gulf before the war?

And Whitehouse gives the green light for negociation with the Taliban ? Isn't such a boost too ?

Cazeilles wrote:

And Whitehouse gives the green light for negociation with the Taliban ? Isn't such a boost too ?

Obama's approval is 44% here.

85% in france.

Any pull out will boost these retards ! The point is to pull out in ONE MOVE ! If done otherwise, I pity the poors guys who will stay there as they will face more and more attacks as they are less and less !
It was a mistake to send ground troops in the hope to make these fucking muslim pieces of shit evolve toward democracy !
Let them go back to the dark age but we must be prepared to be ruthless toward terrorists or even migrants from these countries. Anyone should be authorized to kill them on sight, not just the police or military. We kepts them at bay by these methods. Any bomb in our countries should lead to heavy carpet bombing of theirs ! We must inflict 100 time the pain they inflict upon us. Pity is not an option.

poupon_le_french wrote:

Cazeilles wrote:

And Whitehouse gives the green light for negociation with the Taliban ? Isn't such a boost too ?

Obama's approval is 44% here.

85% in france.

We didn't vote for him You did.

les frogs surrender again

how boring...

martsy wrote:

les frogs surrender again

how boring...

I wish we had "surrendered" during the irrelevant revolution. A bunch of cowards and traitors like you didn't deserve freedom.

ohmygawd wrote:

martsy wrote:

les frogs surrender again

how boring...

I wish we had "surrendered" during the irrelevant revolution. A bunch of cowards and traitors like you didn't deserve freedom.

Ya right you pop in at the end of the war and think you saved the day. Eat Shit Muzzie Boy.

Get out of Afghanistan. Their country. Let em sort it out

chevy wrote:


Ya right you pop in at the end of the war and think you saved the day.
Eat Shit Muzzie Boy.

"Ya right you pop in at the end of the war and think you saved the day."

You're talking about US troops in WWI.

Same sleight of hand. Like it?


Eat Shit pentecoastal hillbilly Boy.

After 10 years of the most technologically sophisticated military alliance in history fighting the Taliban, there shouldn't be a Taliban. The fact that there still is only goes to show the folly of the entire enterprise. If we were to pull out today or in 20 years would make no difference whatsoever. It's been a total farce. All that blood spilt and treasure spent for nothing. Better that we all pull out now.

France is withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2013, as French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced at the end of January after four French soldiers were killed by a member of the Afghan security forces. Now, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has gone one better: he told his NATO colleagues on Thursday in Brussels that he wanted US fighting troops out by mid-2013, with only support and training functions remaining.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was quick to assure everyone that this was not a new strategy. Rasmussen said that Afghanistan's forces should be taking over responsibility for security in all the country's provinces by mid-2013.

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Everybody withdraw in 2013.

the boring thing is that the French are not able to behave any other way, they don't even pretend

it is boring because it happens every single time

we joke about spineless weasels, collabos etc., it could be nice, if the French finally surprised us

the French would like to be big power, but they don't even know what PRIDE and SELF-RESPECT is

this time it's again a shameless message to the Talibans: don't worry, if you kill enough of halfhearted "allies" the victory may be yours

korbach wrote:


Should we remain allied with barbarian that piss on deceased enemies bodies ? I think that is a question that deserves to be
asked.

Are you stupid or are you muslim? Do you not think some frogs have pissed on bodies? Have you ever been shot at? It's hard to go from 'scared for your life killer' to 'law-abiding diplomat' in 30 seconds.

Lily42 wrote:

The French should have pulled out of Afghanistan in 2003 when the yanks started lying through their teeth about Iraq expecting Europeans to be as gullible as the average southern hick.

So listening to the DGSE was a critical error. Any FF member would tell you never to trust the cowardly fronch.

Would you trust the cowardly fronch, Mr AGW?

Remember that when you're slipping in the dog shit that litters Parisian streets.

korbach wrote:


Should we remain allied with barbarian that piss on deceased enemies bodies ? I think that is a question that deserves to be
asked.

Over ten years in Afghanistan and youessA still havent sorted out the gang that bombed the twin towers. Even with a little help from your...

Ya better get back to the paper round.

How can this war be managed when the Pashtuns in Pakistan and Afghanistan welcome the Taliban, the Pakistani army respects the Taliban, and Karzai is negotiating with them? Karzai uses civilian drone strike deaths to try and get more cred with the Taliban. This war is a civil war that the West has no business fighting.