Worsening Security Situation Forces UN To Consider New Shipping Routes Into Afghanistan

Typical "highway" in Afghanistan (Photo from Rawa.org)

From Voice Of America:

Afghans are bracing for another harsh winter made worse by food shortages and ongoing violence. This year, United Nations officials say attacks on their food convoys are creating an even more difficult situation than in years past. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Kabul.

During this winter the United Nations estimates nearly one million Afghans will depend on U.N. food aid to survive until spring.

The food is transported by U.N. convoys that brave Taliban ambushes and looting by criminal gangs. So far this year there have been 26 attacks on the convoys. Last year there were more than 30.

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My Comment: I am surprised that alternative routes were not already established. This tells me that Nato is underestimating its enemy.