Tuesday, November 29, 2011

U.S. Looking To Expand Other Afghan Supply Routes While Abandoning Pakistan



US May Abandon Pakistan Supply Routes -- Asia Times

ISLAMABAD - The United States may abandon Pakistan as a major supply route to Afghanistan unless the blockade on provisions to coalition forces is ended, after Islamabad turned down a request to allow crucial food and military hardware to transit to neighboring Afghanistan unless it receives a formal apology and sees stern action taken against those responsible for the November 26 cross-border air strike that killed at least two dozen Pakistani soldiers.

Shortly after midnight on November 26, American military helicopters rocketed and strafed two lightly manned observation points, known as the Salala security posts, on the Anargai Ghakhi mountain peak in Mohmand tribal agency, about 2.5 kilometers inside Pakistani territory on the Afghan border. The check posts had been recently set up to stop Taliban militants holed up in Afghanistan from crossing the border and staging attacks in Pakistan. The Salala security posts are located in the Taliban-controlled Baizai area of Mohmand tribal agency, a well-known hotbed of militant activity that has significantly impacted security on both sides of the border.

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More News On Pakistan Cutting NATO supply Lines To Afghanistan

Military looks at supply routes away from Pakistan -- Stars and Stripes
To get around Pak blockade, US eyes other supply routes -- First Post
Pakistan closes key NATO supply route to Afghanistan after alliance’s airstrike -- RIA Novosti
NATO truckers gated at Pakistan-Afghanistan border -- Express Tribune/AFP
U.S. War Supplies Halted After Strike Kills Pakistan Troops -- SFGate/Bloomberg
More Attacks on U.S. Supply Lines Feared After NATO Strike in Pakistan -- Daily Beast
Pakistan border closure will have little effect on Nato's Afghanistan campaign -- The Guardian
Factbox: NATO supply routes into Afghanistan – some facts -- Express Tribune/Reuters

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