From DoD Buzz:
About those supply lines that snake their way through Pakistan carrying beans and bullets to the troops in Afghanistan and have come under some fairly intense insurgent attacks in recent months, the top American commander in Europe, Gen. Bantz Craddock, said he is putting the final touches on an agreement to open up an alternate overland transit route through Russia and the “–Stans,” either Turkmenistan or Kazakhstan.
Last month, militants attacked a supply convoy near the Khyber Pass in Pakistan and reportedly destroyed more than 160 Humvees and trucks bound for NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan. In recent months, Taliban and other insurgent groups have stepped up bombings and raids on both sides of the Khyber Pass and in the nearby city, Peshawar, raising fears that the vital supply lines could be shut down.
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My Comment: With the disintegration of Pakistan continuing .... alternative supply routes are necessary .... the one from Russia is a start.
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