An Afghan military court has sentenced to death a soldier who killed four French occupation troops earlier in January.

An Afghan military court has sentenced to death a soldier who killed four French occupation troops earlier in January.

The defense ministry source said that Abdul Sabor, was sentenced to death by hanging in a military court in Pul-i-Chakri prison on Monday.
"Yes, I can confirm it. His name is Sabor," said Mohammad Zahir Azimi, a ministry spokesman.

The incident, in which the soldier turned his gun on his French colleagues, prompted France to speed up its planned withdrawal of troops from NATO operations in Afghanistan.

The killing of the four unarmed French soldiers and the wounding of 15 others as they jogged on their military base in Kapisa province underscored the difficulties facing NATO troops as they prepare to pull out of the war-torn country.

The attacks in which Afghan forces turn their weapons against NATO troops is called green-on-blue attacks. These assaults have escalated this year.

In the latest incident, three British soldiers were shot dead by a man in an Afghan police uniform in the southern province of Helmand earlier this month.
Their deaths took the green-on-blue toll this year to at least 26, in 18 such incidents.