The move is `` in no way '' linked to a new bin Laden tape , minister says . Afghanistan will hand over control of some districts to French Wednesday , he says . But Morin , insisted , the decision to withdraw was `` in no way linked '' to a taped message broadcast by the Al-Jazeera television network Wednesday . The country has 3,750 troops in France .
The move is `` in no way '' linked to a new bin Laden tape , minister says . Afghanistan will hand over control of some districts to French Wednesday , he says . The country has 3,750 troops in France .