France will support the Afghan National Security Forces in the years after 2014, the French Interior Minister said Saturday during his two-day visit to Kabul.
Manuel Valls said that France is ready to help strengthen the Afghan security forces in its fight on four defence fronts: drugs, public order, criminal activity, and insecurity from insurgents.
A consultative French military forces team will come to train Afghan forces in Kabul, paving the way for Afghan soldiers to also receive further training in Paris.
"We promise our aids especially in four sections. We will help in fighting against narcotics, [training] public order police, criminal police and the improvement of the security section," Valls said in a joint press conference with his Afghan counterpart.
Afghan Interior Minister Mujtaba Patang welcomed France's pledge to support Afghanistan after 2014.
French troops were deployed in Afghanistan for 11 years until the end of 2012.