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NATO Vehicles Burned in Pakistan Attack
James Joyner | December 07, 2008A raid on poorly secured supply depots left 160-plus NATO vehicles burned today.
Militants blasted their way into two transport terminals in Pakistan on Sunday and torched more than 160 vehicles destined for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, in the biggest assault yet on a vital military supply line, officials said.
The U.S. military said its losses in the raid near the northwestern city of Peshawar would have only a "minimal" impact on its operations against resurgent Taliban-led militants in Afghanistan. However, the attack's boldness will fuel concern that Taliban militants are tightening their hold around Peshawar and could choke the supply route through the famed Khyber Pass. Up to 75 percent of supplies for Western forces in landlocked Afghanistan pass through Pakistan after being unloaded from ships at the Arabian sea port of Karachi. NATO is already seeking an alternative route through Central Asia.
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The attackers fled after a brief exchange of fire with police, who arrived about 40 minutes later, [Terminal manager Kifayatullah] Khan said. The nine other guards who were on duty but stood helplessly aside put the number of assailants at 300, Khan said, though police official Kashif Alam said there were only 30.
Naturally, the enemy is going to attack at the weakest point in the chain. Depots guarded by a token force of unmotivated security forces are an obvious choice. One presumes security will be stepped up in the future.
