French muslims refuse to be stationed in Afghanistan

French army officials claim that this isn't big problem, probably because muslim generally don't join the French army. Easy Bourse

PARIS (AFP)--French Muslim soldiers have refused to serve in Afghanistan, saying their faith forbids them from fighting fellow Muslims, a military spokesman confirmed to AFP.

"The refusal to be assigned to a mission for religious reasons is a micro-phenomenon concerning fewer than five cases per year," said Colonel Benoit Royal, confirming a report on the Web site of left-wing daily Liberation.

Liberation's respected "Defense Secret" blog reported Wednesday that an infantry soldier in eastern France had in October refused to be stationed in Afghanistan but later agreed, after meeting a Muslim chaplain.

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