France played down the capture by Taliban of two French anti-tank missiles seized after a major attack was launched on hundreds of its troops in Afghanistan on Friday.
Defence Minister Herve Morin said that western forces in Afghanistan had to abandon weapons in the field and that the main concern had been to get the troops out of last Saturday's ambush alive.
'It was an ambush in a narrow valley, with a lot of Taliban,' said Morin as he visited an army unit in the eastern town of Annecy that was about to send some of its soldiers to Afghanistan.
'The essential thing is that everyone is alive,' he said, adding that the abandoned Milan anti-tank missiles would be difficult to use for anyone without the proper training.
But wait, there's more!
Check out this bit, buried in the lower part of the article:
It said that around 300 French troops were attacked by about 100 Taliban and had to retreat after fierce fighting. Air cover was called in to help them get out of the ambush, said Lieutenant Colonel Bruno Louisfert, a French army spokesman in Afghanistan.
Uh, someone explain the French running away when they outnumber the Durka-Durkas by 3-to-1?!
By: Brant
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