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Reopening Pakistani routes crucial for NATO exit plan

Reopening Pakistani routes crucial for NATO exit plan

With Pakistan so far unwilling to reopen supply routes to Afghanistan, NATO faces a potential logistical nightmare as it prepares for a costly withdrawal of military hardware over the next two years. In the run-up a NATO summit that opened Sunday, US and Pakistani officials had signaled growing optimism that a deal would be clinched [...]

Pakistan route critical to reset, retrograde in Afghanistan

Pakistan route critical to reset, retrograde in Afghanistan

The Army would like to see the route through Pakistan available again to get things out of Afghanistan when the time comes, said one Army senior leader. Lt. Gen. Raymond V. Mason, deputy chief of staff, logistics, Army G-4, spoke March 28 in front of the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on readiness, to discuss [...]

U.S. Lifts Ban On Uzbekistan Military Aid

U.S. Lifts Ban On Uzbekistan Military Aid

The United States has temporarily waived a ban on providing military assistance to Uzbekistan because of the country’s crucial role in transiting supplies to forces in Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials. Washington banned military aid to Tashkent in 2003 amid concern over human rights abuses. The ban was officially lifted on January 18, according to [...]

US seeks to increase flow of military goods via Uzbekistan

US seeks to increase flow of military goods via Uzbekistan

The United States is trying to increase the flow of non-lethal supplies to US troops in Afghanistan via Uzbekistan as it may not always be able to count on the Pakistan route, a US official said Saturday. The official spoke as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, part of the US [...]

Seven dead as gunmen torch NATO trucks in Pakistan

Seven dead as gunmen torch NATO trucks in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Gunmen attacked trucks carrying supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan, gutting several dozen vehicles in an inferno and killing seven people in a brazen assault near Islamabad, police said Wednesday. The overnight attack was unprecedented for its proximity to the Pakistani capital, taking place at a depot on the outskirts of Islamabad on the [...]

 
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