Burnt NATO vehicles are pictured in Tarnol area, some 50 kilometers southwest of Pakistani capital Islamabad, on June 9, 2010. At least six people were killed and another five injured when 10 to 12 unknown gunmen reportedly attacked 50 NATO vehicles carrying oil and other essentials for supply in Afghanistan near Islamabad early Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Zeeshan Niazi)Nato Truckers Curse Their Jobs -- News 24/AFP
Torkham - Fearful of Taliban attacks and death on dangerous roads, truckers on the Nato supply line from Pakistan to Afghanistan curse their jobs and say they feel like traitors in a time of war.
An unprecedented assault on at least 30 trucks packed with military vehicles and Nato supplies on the outskirts of Islamabad killed seven people this week and renewed fears about insecurity in nuclear-armed Pakistan.
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My Comment: How did we morph the Afghan war into a war of contractors .... one in which the contractors now outnumber coalition soldiers. I guess it is all about politics, and an unwillingness to have a big enough army to handle the logistics and transport of essential goods in a war zone.
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