on 20 august, nicolas sarkozy travelled to kabul to speak to the french soldiers stationed in afghanistan. he reasserted his commitment to pursuing the war against the taliban, the soldiers who were killed in the ambush were posthumously made knights of the légion d'honneur. although the attack led to a steep decline in public support for french involvement in the war. a csa poll showed 55% favouring pulling back the troops from afghanistan, and only 36% supporting the operations.