
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) holds a bullet proof vest as he visits French troops at the 152nd Infantry Regiment military base in Tora in the region of Surobi, Afghanistan, 12 July 2011. Sarkozy said during a visit to Afghanistan on 12 July that France will pull out 1,000 troops from its mission there by the end of 2012, as it speeds up its withdrawal with the United States. EPA/PHILIPPE WOJAZER / POOL **MAXPPP OUT**

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) speaks with soldiers as he visits French troops at the 152nd Infantry Regiment military base in Tora in the region of Surobi, Afghanistan, 12 July 2011. Sarkozy said during a visit to Afghanistan on 12 July that France will pull out 1,000 troops from its mission there by the end of 2012, as it speeds up its withdrawal with the United States. EPA/PHILIPPE WOJAZER / POOL **MAXPPP OUT**

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) visits French troops at the 152nd Infantry Regiment military base in Tora in the region of Surobi, Afghanistan, 12 July 2011. Sarkozy said during a visit to Afghanistan on 12 July that France will pull out 1,000 troops from its mission there by the end of 2012, as it speeds up its withdrawal with the United States. EPA/PHILIPPE WOJAZER / POOL **MAXPPP OUT**

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) visits French troops at the 152nd Infantry Regiment military base in Tora in the region of Surobi, Afghanistan, 12 July 2011. Sarkozy said during a visit to Afghanistan on 12 July that France will pull out 1,000 troops from its mission there by the end of 2012, as it speeds up its withdrawal with the United States. EPA/PHILIPPE WOJAZER / POOL **MAXPPP OUT**

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) visits French troops at the 152nd Infantry Regiment military base in Tora in the region of Surobi, Afghanistan, 12 July 2011. Sarkozy said during a visit to Afghanistan on 12 July that France will pull out 1,000 troops from its mission there by the end of 2012, as it speeds up its withdrawal with the United States. EPA/PHILIPPE WOJAZER / POOL **MAXPPP OUT**

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) flies aboard an helicopter from Kabul to Tora to visit French troops at the 152nd Infantry Regiment military base in the region of Surobi, Afghanistan, 12 July 2011. Sarkozy said during a visit to Afghanistan on 12 July that France will pull out 1,000 troops from its mission there by the end of 2012, as it speeds up its withdrawal with the United States. EPA/PHILIPPE WOJAZER / POOL **MAXPPP OUT**