NEW : ' Several suicide bombers struck an American base about 12 miles from the border with Pakistan in Khost province on Tuesday , but U.S. and Afghan forces repelled the onslaught . This cause is just , ' French President Sarkozy says . NEW : Sarkozy to travel to Afghanistan Tuesday night . NEW : France will send a team of experts to Kabul next week for talks with the Taliban on ending violence in their country. 10 French soldiers killed as fighting flares around holiday .
NEW : ' This cause is just , ' French President Sarkozy says . NEW : Sarkozy to travel to Afghanistan Tuesday night . NEW : France will send a team of experts to Kabul next week for talks with the Taliban on ending violence in their country. 10 French soldiers killed as fighting flares around holiday .