France's president-elect Francois Hollande pledged to pull French troops out of Afghanistan by the end of this year

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France's president-elect Francois Hollande pledged to pull French troops out of Afghanistan by the end of this year

Lionel Bonaventure

France's president-elect Francois Hollande takes part in a ceremony marking the 67th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Paris. Republican US lawmakers gave cautious reaction to Hollande's presidential win in France, with one senator warning the result could mark an "unnerving" setback in Afghanistan.