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NATO Opens Norther Supply Route To Afghanistan

June 11, 2010

NATO has opened an alternate supply route to its troops in Afghanistan across Russia and Central Asia.

Most NATO supplies enter Afghanistan through Pakistan, but the route has come under increasing attacks by militants in the border region, and NATO has been negotiating alternate routes for months.

The alliance said in a statement today that a trainload of supplies for its 122,000-strong force arrived in Afghanistan on June 9, traveling via Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan for the first time.

The shipment consisted of construction materials and food supplies.

compiled from agency reports

Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Opens_Norther_Supply_Route_To_Afghanistan/2068690.html

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