Forces Removing Equipment From Afghanistan Keep Eye on Russian Route -- Voice of America
LONDON — How to remove millions of tons of equipment from a landlocked country with primitive infrastructure?
That’s the challenge facing international military forces in Afghanistan as they work through the mammoth task of shipping most of their vehicles and equipment out of the country as the December 2014 withdrawal deadline approaches.
And there are new fears that a key transport route that transits Russia could be shut down.
The so-called Northern Distribution Network connects Afghanistan overland with ports in the Black Sea, and also with Baltic ports via Central Asia, the Caucasus and Russia.
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My Comment: It is card that Putin can play .... but I have doubts that he will exercise it right now .... especially since Russia does not want to create any more instability on it's southern flank with Afghanistan. But if there are more sanctions .... anything will then be possible.
You would think he would want as many peices of U.S equipment and troops away from Russia as possible.
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't have to cut off access. Just start being creative about permission to pass. Inspections, inspections,inspections.
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!! A return to Soviet bureaucracy .... what a brilliant strategy James.
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