Respect4Respect01
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Sep 20, 2010
- Messages
- 3,899
- Reaction score
- 0
- Country
- Location
"US is seeking alternative supply routes to Afghanistan, fearing Pakistan could shut its routes.
Citing unnamed Pentagon officials, an American newspaper said the US government is negotiating expanded agreements with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries that would allow for delivery of additional supplies to the Afghan war zone.
In 2009, the United States moved 90 percent of its military surface cargo through the Pakistani port of Karachi and then through mountain passes into Afghanistan. Now almost 40 percent of surface cargo arrives in Afghanistan from the north, along a patchwork of Central Asian rail and road routes that the Pentagon calls the Northern Distribution Network.
Though the US government has not been threatened by Pakistan officially, the paper claims the step is being taken in view of deteriorating bilateral relations."
Citing unnamed Pentagon officials, an American newspaper said the US government is negotiating expanded agreements with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries that would allow for delivery of additional supplies to the Afghan war zone.
In 2009, the United States moved 90 percent of its military surface cargo through the Pakistani port of Karachi and then through mountain passes into Afghanistan. Now almost 40 percent of surface cargo arrives in Afghanistan from the north, along a patchwork of Central Asian rail and road routes that the Pentagon calls the Northern Distribution Network.
Though the US government has not been threatened by Pakistan officially, the paper claims the step is being taken in view of deteriorating bilateral relations."