NATO trucks on the move after Pakistan reopens supply routes
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A pair of trucks carrying NATO supplies crossed into Afghanistan on Thursday (July 5), Pakistani customs officials said, the first time in more than seven months that Pakistan has allowed Western nations to use its roads to supply troops in Afghanistan.
Customs officials said the container trucks had passed through the Chaman border crossing into southern Afghanistan, a milestone following a deal this week with the United States ending the impasse triggered by the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers by U.S. aircraft last November.
Hundreds of tankers still remain parked at terminal in Karachi where drivers were busy checking them for road fitness.
The resumption of NATO transit into Afghanistan came two days after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, yielding to Pakistani demands, told Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar the United States was sorry for the deaths last November.
The deal struck this week on the routes could go a long way to easing tension between the two countries. Deep strains remain over NATO allegations that Pakistan allows militants based in its territory to launch attacks into Afghanistan.
A pair of trucks carrying NATO supplies crossed into Afghanistan on Thursday (July 5), Pakistani customs officials said, the first time in more than seven months that Pakistan has allowed Western nations to use its roads to supply troops in Afghanistan.
Customs officials said the container trucks had passed through the Chaman border crossing into southern Afghanistan, a milestone following a deal this week with the United States ending the impasse triggered by the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers by U.S. aircraft last November.
Hundreds of tankers still remain parked at terminal in Karachi where drivers were busy checking them for road fitness.
The resumption of NATO transit into Afghanistan came two days after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, yielding to Pakistani demands, told Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar the United States was sorry for the deaths last November.
The deal struck this week on the routes could go a long way to easing tension between the two countries. Deep strains remain over NATO allegations that Pakistan allows militants based in its territory to launch attacks into Afghanistan.