French president visits Kabul

(Kabul) – French President, Francois Hollande arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit to meet French soldiers and vowed to pull out of the war-torn country by the end of the year.
It is Hollande’s first visit to Afghanistan since taking office earlier this month. He was accompanied by French Defence and Foreign Ministers, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Laurent Fabius, and chief of army staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud.