That is really strange, I cannot believe, that French citizens are really regularly extracted before entering nogo-areas, there must at least be a notice of that in their travel advices. The French would not have any legitimacy to prevent their citizens traveling abroad (if the country is not under French Sovereignty).
It would be much simpler to enforce the no-visa policy at the remaining consulates (Bishkek, Khorog), that still give hazzle-free visas to tourists.
But I heard from a traveller, that he was astonished to meet American officials, when going back to Uzbekistan (he went over the same border to get in). They took his personal data, so he is now on a list of people, that have visited Afghanistan.
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