Pakistani employees inspect the damage at one of the Nato supply depots in Peshawar after the militants’ attack left more than 100 burned-out vehicles. Photograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFP/Getty ImagesFrom the Captain's Journal:
There has recently been significant combat by the Taliban to interdict lines of supply through the Khyber pass.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani militants attacked a parked convoy of trucks carrying military vehicles for Western forces in Afghanistan near Peshawar early on Sunday, destroying 96 trucks, police said.
Security guards said they were overpowered by more than 200 militants who attacked two terminals on the ring road round the northwestern city of Peshawar, where the trucks carrying Humvees and other military vehicles were parked.
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My Comment:The Taliban are getting hurt, and are now attacking Nato's weakest points. I agree with the assessment that 200 Taliban soldiers shows a lot of confidence in being able to muster soldiers for an attack .... but other sources are now quoting that only 30 Taliban fighters were actually involved.
30 to 200 .... hmmmm .... the point is that this is an ominous development, and one that does not bode well for the future. The Captain's Journal is right .... the only way to stop this is to bring the fight to the enemy.