Afghan who killed French troops paid to infiltrate army

The 21-year-old soldier had already bribed an army recruiter to enter the army a first time, he said during questioning after the killings in January, according to the first pages of his statement, which AFP has seen.In April 2011, the recruiter asked me if I wanted to serve in army, I said yes but told him I didnt have National ID, the soldier said in his statement, shown to AFP by US news website McClatchy said on SaturdayHe told me to pay him some money and he would take care of it.He said he paid 500 Afghanis ($10) and the recruiter took him to a nearby hotel to prepare the paperwork, before going to the training centre.After eight months in the army, the soldier said he escaped to Peshawar, Pakistans main northwestern city that borders Taliban and Al-Qaeda strongholds near the Afghan border, where he stayed some time.When he returned to Kabul, he said he paid the same recruiter 800 Afghanis to re-infiltrate the army.On January 20, he shot dead four unarmed French soldiers during training at a base in Gwan, in the eastern province of Kapisa, prompting President Nicolas Sarkozy to say his country would end its combat role in Afghanistan early.--AFP