Sunday, April 12, 2009

AfghanPak War News Updates -- April 12-13, 2009

Pakistani drivers stood beside half burnt trucks after militants attack at a terminal on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday, April 12, 2009. (Mohammad Sajjad/AP)

NATO, US Seek Alternatives To Pakistan Supply Routes - -Christian Science Monitor

Kabul, Afghanistan - Militants attacked a supply depot Sunday in Pakistan that serves Western forces in Afghanistan, increasing the pressure for US and NATO officials to find alternatives to their beleaguered supply lines.

In a predawn raid in the northwestern city of Peshawar, scores of Pakistani Taliban guerrillas torched trucks stationed at the supply terminal. The assault is the latest in a series that have targeted the Western supply convoys that run through Pakistan to replenish forces fighting in Afghanistan.

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More News Updates On The AfghanPak War

Militants Torch Supplies Bound for Troops in Afghanistan -- Voice Of America
Pakistan militants attack NATO supply trailers -- CNN
Pakistan militants torch Afghan supplies -- Reuters
Pakistani Taliban Move to Within 60 Miles Of Islamabad -- Huffington Post
PAKISTAN: Outsiders flee violence-stricken Balochistan after nationalist murders -- Reuters Alert
Allies Ponder How to Plan Elections in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Taliban fighters killed in NATO strike -- UPI
2 Taliban commanders killed, 7 soldiers injured in clash in Afghanistan -- China View
Taliban murder leading Afghan female rights activist -- Independent
Afghan female provincial legislator shot dead -- Yahoo News/AFP
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, April 12 -- Reuters
Fresh U.S. troops will help ramp up combat operations in southern Afghanistan -- Canadian Press
UK Afghan troops' morale 'good' -- BBC
Analysis: Weak government hobbles war-torn Afghanistan -- DCExaminer
Afghan marriage law can't be changed: cleric -- CBC
Tackling the Afghanistan-Pakistan Problem: Part 2 -- Middle East Times
Is the US selling out to the Taliban? -- The Guardian opinion

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