The move is ` ` in no way '' linked to a new Bin Laden tape , minister said . Pakistan will hand over control of some districts to Afghanistan next year , he says . The US has no troops in Afghanistan .
The move is `` in no way '' linked to a new bin Laden tape , minister says . France will hand over control of some districts to Afghans next year , he says . The country has 3,750 troops in Afghanistan .