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SaiGon GP English 10 month(s) ago
Pakistan has temporarily stopped NATO supply trucks crossing its northwestern border into Afghanistan over security concerns due to fears of Islamist attacks, officials said Thursday.
Keywords: TrucksTorkhamroutetemporarilyConcerns
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SaiGon GP English 11 month(s) ago
The first trucks supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan crossed the border from Pakistan on Thursday after Islamabad ended a seven-month blockade.
Pakistani trucks in Torkham, close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Thousands of Pakistani truck drivers are preparing to resume key NATO supply convoys into Afghanistan as a coalition of religious and banned organisations called for countrywide protests.
Keywords: TrucksRoutesThe NatoTorkhamDrivers
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SaiGon GP English 34 month(s) ago
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QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) – Gunmen Saturday torched at least 29 oil tankers in southwest Pakistan, the sixth attack in just over a week as Islamist militants continue to target a NATO supply route into Afghanistan.
Keywords: attackdronefireBaluchistanTorkhamAttacksMilitants
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SaiGon GP English 34 month(s) ago
Suspected militants in southern Pakistan set ablaze at least 27 tankers carrying fuel for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Friday, police said.
Keywords: TorkhamattackMilitantsTrucksKhyberset ablazeKurram
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SaiGon GP English 48 month(s) ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug 28, 2009 (AFP) - The Pakistan Taliban on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near the Afghan border that killed 22 policemen, saying it was their first retaliation for their leader's death.
Keywords: attackdronePakistan TalibanAl QaedaTehreekTorkhamAzam Tariq