A man looks at Afghanistan-bound vehicles gutted by alleged militants on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on Dec. 8 Mohammad Iqbal / AP (Photo from Time Magazine)NATO Looks To North Afghan Neighbours For Supplies -- Reuters
KABUL (Reuters) - NATO is in talks with Afghanistan's northern neighbours to allow the shipment of more supplies to troops, the force's commander said on Sunday, after Taliban attacks destroyed hundreds of trucks coming from Pakistan.
NATO has been looking for alternatives to the main supply route through Pakistan where Taliban militants have torched some 300 trucks laden with supplies, including military vehicles, in five attacks in the last week alone.
General David McKiernan, commander of NATO-led troops in Afghanistan, said most fuel for foreign forces comes from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and the U.S. military confirmed it receives 350,000 gallons (1.6 million litres) of fuel via Afghanistan's northern neighbours.
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