KABUL, Afghanistan, Sha'ban 27, 1433, Jul 17, 2012, SPA
An Afghan soldier has been sentenced to death for killing four French soldiers during a joint training and operation earlier this year in eastern Afghanistan.
Afghan Ministry of Defense Spokesman Zahir Azimi says a military court in Kabul on Monday ordered the solider, Abdul Sabor, to be hanged. The sentence can be appealed, according to a report of the Associated Press.
The four French soldiers were killed on Jan. 20 in Tagab district of Kapisa province.
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