Supply Route Under Fire

About 75 percent of NATO supplies begin their journey to Afghanistan from the Pakistani port city of Karachi, approximately 700 miles from the Torkham border crossing. This year, attacks along the route have cost millions in losses, and forced the United States to consider alternate supply routes from Europe through countries north of Afghanistan.

SOURCE: | By Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - November 19, 2008

This Story U.S. Seeks New Supply Routes Into Afghanistan Article \| TORKHAM, Afghanistan, Nov. 18 -- A rise in Taliban attacks along the length of a vital NATO supply route that runs through this border town in the shadow of the Khyber Pass has U.S. officials seeking alternatives, including the prospect of beginning deliveries by a tortuous overland journey from ... A Tribal Strategy for Afghanistan Supply Route Under Fire Full Coverage: America at War		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: \| By Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - November 19, 2008 ¬es=About 75 percent of NATO supplies begin their journey to Afghanistan from the Pakistani port city of Karachi, approximately 700 miles from the Torkham border crossing. This year, attacks along the route have cost millions in losses, and forced the United States to consider alternate supply routes from Europe through countries north of Afghanistan." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: \| By Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - November 19, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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