But Central Asia expensive, with authoritarian governments
(NEWSER) - As relations with Pakistan deteriorate, the US military is developing alternate supply routes to Afghanistan through central Asia, reports the Washington Post . Landlocked Afghanistan, bordered by Iran on the west and authoritarian central Asian countries to the north, is a logistical challenge at the best of times. The US wants to keep using Pakistan, as it is the cheapest and most convenient route to Afghanistan, but officials are worried that Pakistan could close supply routes, as it temporarily did last September. More»
