Attacks on Khyber trucking threaten U.S. supply line
                   
signonsandiego.com     20-May-2008            

KHYBER AGENCY, Pakistan – Thieves, feuding tribesmen and Taliban militants are creating chaos along the main Pakistan-Afghanistan highway, threatening a vital supply line for U.S. and NATO forces. Many of the trucks carry fuel and other material for foreign troops based in Afghanistan. U.S. and... [read full story]                    


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