Afghan transit trade'Treaty being used to bypass NATO supply suspension’

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LANDI KOTAL, Dec 2: Pakistani authorities at Torkham border sent back on Friday dozens of private oil tankers going to Afghanistan, said a tribal administration official.

“The suspension orders of fuel export to Afghanistan came from higher authorities in Islamabad without mentioning any specific reason,” an official at Landi Kotal told Dawn.

Requesting anonymity, the official said that they were instructed to send back all the private oil tankers parked at Torkham border. “Probably it is a pressure tactics and also a preventive measure in order to protect the oil tankers from any terror attack,” he said.

Confirming the new development, Nasir Khan, a clearing agent at Torkham said that at least 69 oil tankers were sent back. He said that the orders were issued all of a sudden and fuel suppliers were not given any prior notice.

The government had on October 22 ordered suspension of oil export to Afghanistan on the pretext that petrol and diesel were smuggled back to the Pakistani border towns and sold at lower prices.

Nadir Khan said that fuel supply to Afghanistan remained suspended for at least three weeks after the October 22 ban but was later restored in mid November.

He said that private Pakistani companies had been exporting fuel to Afghanistan with legal permission for quite some time. He said that Pakistani truckers, mostly local tribesmen, used to offload fuel at oil depots in Jalalabad from where Afghan truckers would take supply to other parts of their country. The Pakistani vehicles were not allowed to go beyond Jalalabad, he added.

Expressing his apprehensions, Shakir Afridi, president Khyber Transporters Union, said that the suspension was uncalled for and would render thousands of tribal transporters jobless.

He demanded of the government to reconsider its decision and allow resumption of fuel supplies to Afghanistan immediately and also provide adequate security to the vehicles.

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[Bill Longley]

Afghans often cross their limits and prove them selves to be thankless creatures . I think Pakistan should block each and every thing to afghanistan so they should understand they cannot survive while destroying the hand which feeds them

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Oil supplied to afghanistan was to used by whom exactly, NATO forces, Afghan forces or common afghan people?

 

[Fracker]

I thought they blocked complete supply? why so late!!

Block everything for NATO and uncle sam

 

[OrionHunter]

Holy cow!! No gas means no Toyotas for those gun running Talibans! No Toyotas means no car bombings!! No car bombings means no allowances for those suicide bombers! No allowances means no food. No food means starvation. Starvation means no more suicide bombing!! Clap clap! Hear hear!


Bottom line: Torkham border should be shut permanently!

Cheers!

 

[Sugarcane]

WTF!!!!!!!!! Why it is still open , any kind of supplies should be blocked

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Oil supplied to afghanistan was to used by whom exactly, NATO forces, Afghan forces or common afghan people?

Doesn't matter whoever is using it. Afghans are also the ones who were happy on killing of our soldiers.

 

[F.O.X]

This Supply was for the Common people & Security agencies like police etc.

NATO has around 35 day reserve but how much reserve does Afg gov has ? if this supply does not resume then eventual NATO will have to share their fuel with civil gov . which is going to empty their stock a lot sooner .

A Good Decision by Pakistan , i hope they don't reconsider it .

 

[pakdefender]

in logon ka jeena bhi band kar do!! they have crossed all limits of belligerence and barbarity and they deserve this!

 

[BATMAN]

What next! condom supply also stopped!!!!!

was the transit aid agreement was separate for every product?

 

[W.11]

all types of supplies should be ceased with afghanistan

 

[Navy SEAL Sniper]

Afghans often cross their limits and prove them selves to be thankless creatures . I think Pakistan should block each and every thing to afghanistan so they should understand they cannot survive while destroying the hand which feeds them

You read my mind brother !! Salute for a good reply.

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

I would look at this order as sending the oil tankers back from the border crossings, where they become easy targets for attack and can cause wider damage, rather than a separate 'cancellation' - all NATO supplies through Pakistan have been stopped for now, including fuel, and this is corroborated by the fact that Western diplomatic and military sources are most concerned about a fuel shortage if the blockade goes over two months.

Alternately, this could also refer to oil supplies to non-NATO buyers in Afghanistan, and this could be part of a push to put pressure on the GoA, and avoid giving NATO a 'work around' to get fuel supplies.

 

[Secur]

Remember NATO , the fuel and the supplies from NDN will only last for so long ... A painful exit similar to the USSR awaits you now ... Insurgents will most likely take advantage of this golden opportunity ... and Karzai and other thankless Afghans can rot in hell !

 

[BATMAN]

I would look at this order as sending the oil tankers back from the border crossings, where they become easy targets for attack and can cause wider damage, rather than a separate 'cancellation' - all NATO supplies through Pakistan have been stopped for now, including fuel, and this is corroborated by the fact that Western diplomatic and military sources are most concerned about a fuel shortage if the blockade goes over two months.

It is understood that even the bread Afghani eat comes from Pakistan.

I think Pakistan shall bound the transit aid resumption with hand over of that NA war lord who celebrated the funeral of our soldiers.

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Remember NATO , the fuel and the supplies from NDN will only last for so long ... A painful exit like the USSR awaits now ... Insurgents will most likely take advantage of this golden opportunity ...

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What insurgents were you thinking?

 

[Rig Vedic]

Alternately, this could also refer to oil supplies to non-NATO buyers in Afghanistan, and this could be part of a push to put pressure on the GoA, and avoid giving NATO a 'work around' to get fuel supplies.

Legally speaking, I think that would have the same status as a sea blockade, i.e. an act of war.