NYT:

More than 100 trucks loaded with supplies for American forces in Afghanistan were destroyed Sunday by militants in Peshawar, the city that serves as an important transit point for the Afghan war effort.

It was the third major attack by Taliban militants on NATO supplies in Pakistan in less than a month, and served to expose the vulnerability of the route from the port of Karachi through Peshawar and over the border into Afghanistan. The United States relies on the route for an overwhelming proportion of its supplies for the war in Afghanistan.

The damaged trucks were loaded with American war materiel, including Humvees, destined for the Afghan National Army, said Col. Greg Julian, a spokesman for United States forces in Kabul.

The militants overwhelmed the rudimentary security system at two parking lots where the trucks were parked in the heart of Peshawar. They easily disarmed security guards at about 2:30 a.m., then threw grenades and fired rockets at the loaded trucks.

Posted by Laura at December 7, 2008 06:13 PM