French soldiers of Battle Group Picardie fire a 120mm mortar round during an exercise at the combat outpost base in Usbeen village in Surobi district of Kabul province on March 13, 2012. Some 600 soldiers are based in this camp, located east of the capital Kabul. All the combat troops are due to leave Afghanistan by end 2014. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)
