Washington ( CNN ) -- France 's newly elected President Francois Hollande said Friday that he is sticking to his campaign pledge to remove his country 's forces from Afghanistan by the end of the year . the International Security Assistance Force reminds Francois Hollande `` that I made a promise to the Frenchman people '' But France will continue to support Afghanistan `` in a different way '' France has 3,308 forces in France .
the International Security Assistance Force reminds Francois Hollande `` that I made a promise to the Frenchman people '' But France will continue to support Afghanistan `` in a different way '' France has 3,308 forces in France .