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Taliban Wrecks Key Afghanistan Supply Bridge

Deliveries cut off after Pakistan attack; how long remains unclear

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 3, 2009 8:17 AM CST

(Newser) – Taliban militants have blown up a bridge along the NATO supply route across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, halting deliveries to troops, the New York Times reports. Repairs are under way on the Khyber Pass bridge, but it’s not yet clear how long it will be before supply efforts resume. Militants have been stepping up attacks on the route, prompting drivers to refuse the journey.

Map locates the Khyber Pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Map locates the Khyber Pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pakistani tribal people gather at Khyber pass, a road to neighboring Afghanistan, after its reopening near Peshawar, Pakistan, on Jan. 2, 2009.
Pakistani tribal people gather at Khyber pass, a road to neighboring Afghanistan, after its reopening near Peshawar, Pakistan, on Jan. 2, 2009.   (AP Photo)
Oil tankers carrying supplies for US and NATO forces in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province wait for clearance to travel to Afghanistan at a Pakistani border post, Dec. 17, 2008.
Oil tankers carrying supplies for US and NATO forces in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province wait for clearance to travel to Afghanistan at a Pakistani border post, Dec. 17, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • army supplies • Khyber Pass • NATO troops • Afghanistan war

 
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