PARIS: The French embassy in Kabul is temporarily withdrawing all civilian mentors and advisors from Afghan government institutions, the foreign ministry said Sunday.
The withdrawal comes after two US members of NATO forces in Kabul were shot dead at the interior ministry on Saturday, as anti-US protests raged for a fifth day over the burning of Qur’ans at a US-run military base.
The French foreign ministry said in a statement that the measure would be rescinded as soon as "conditions permitted".
NATO and Britain said Saturday they were pulling staff out of Afghan government institutions after the killing of the US advisers.
Taliban insurgents have claimed responsibility for the shooting, saying it was in revenge for the Qur’an burning -- an incident that forced US President Barack Obama to apologise to the Afghan people.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012
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