Afghan warlord Hekmatyar claims French ambush

KABUL: Afghan insurgent leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has claimed responsibility in a video message for an August ambush that killed 10 French soldiers, an Afghan news agency reported Monday, saying it had seen the video.

In the video statement, Hekmatyar also says he lost 10 men in the battle in Sarobi, the independent Pajhwok Afghan News agency says.

The insurgent Taliban movement, which has unclear links with Hekmatyar's faction, has also claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the deadliest for the French military in 25 years.