Details of Sarkozy's expected talks with Karzai were not immediately available.

It is Sarkozy's first trip to Afghanistan since he became president last year and coincides with an increase in violence in Afghanistan.

France has been repeatedly urged by Nato members to dispatch its forces to eastern and southern areas where Taliban fighters are most active.

Agencies

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