Hollande and I ` ` that I made a promise to the French people '' After an Oval Office meeting at the White House with the U.S. president , Hollande told reporters , `` I reminded President Obama that I made a promise to the French people to the effect that our combat troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of 2012 . '' But France will continue to support Afghanistan ` ` in a different way '' France has more than enough forces in Afghanistan .
Hollande and I ` ` that I made a promise to the French people '' But France will continue to support Afghanistan ` ` in a different way '' France has more than enough forces in Afghanistan .