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German, French and Italian troops in Afghanistan mark Christmas

(24 Dec 2007) SHOTLIST 1. Various of German soldiers attending mass in NATO military base on Christmas eve 2. Various of German soldiers airing a special Christmas radio programme 3. SOUNDBITE: (German) Stephan Voges, German soldier: ++NON-VERBATIM TRANSLATION++ "This is the first Christmas away from my family - my wife and my six month old child. That is very hard. But it is also nice to spend Christmas with my comrades. It is also good to send messages to our loved ones back home to wish them a Merry Christmas." 4. Various of French soldiers in dining hall, some dressed in costume 5. French soldier receiving Christmas gift 6. Various of soldiers getting photo taken with Santa 7. Various of French soldiers eating a special Christmas meal 8. SOUNDBITE: (French) Gpou Vqlentin, French soldier: "It's part of the choice I made in signing up for the army, you have to spend Christmas abroad, so it's not a problem." 9. Various of Italian soldiers eating a special Christmas meal 10. Close-up of Italian flag on arm badge 11. Various of Italian soldiers cooking meat on a barbeque 12. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Aldoita (no other name given) Italian soldier: ++NON-VERBATIM TRANSLATION++ "My wish is that I will spend next christmas with my family and if possible I hope that we will go for a trip maybe to Maldives or on a cruise somewhere with my wife and my son. We shall see because the one who decides in my house is always my wife." 13. Italian soldiers cooking food on the barbeque STORYLINE NATO soldiers of various nationalities who are serving in Afghanistan began Christmas celebrations in Kabul on Monday with special dinners, Christmas mass and other festivities. Camp Warehouse in Kabul is one of the main NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) military bases where multi-national soldiers are serving with ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) under NATO command. The celebrations began on Christmas eve with German soldiers holding a Christmas mass followed by the airing of a special Christmas radio programme out of Afghanistan. Stephan Voges, a German soldier who ran the radio show said he found it "very hard" to be away from family over Christmas. "But it is also nice to spend Christmas with my comrades. It is also good to send messages to our loved ones back home to wish them a Merry Christmas," he said. French soldiers had a special Christmas meal together, handed out gifts and dressed in Christmas costumes. "It's part of the choice I made in signing up for the army, you have to spend Christmas abroad, so it's not a problem," Gpou Vqlentin, a French soldier, told AP Television. The Italian forces also gathered on Christmas eve for an Italian style Christmas meal as well as barbeque. One Italian soldier, who gave his name as Aldoita said he was looking forward to spending Christmas with his family next year and possibly travelling away with them. "We shall see because the one who decides in my house is always my wife," he added wryly. German troops are mainly responsible for security in the north. French soldiers serve principally in Kabul as well as parts of the southern province of Kandahar. Italian forces are responsible for the western province of Herat. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...