Argonath RPG - A World of its own
Argonath RPG Community => Speakerbox => World and local news => Topic started by: Jellyfish on July 05, 2012, 09:43:13 pm
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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/07/201275915696842.html (http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/07/201275915696842.html)
After a tragic incident that led to the death of many Pakistani soldiers due to a massive blunder by NATO, troops are now being allowed passage to Afghanistan.
The first trucks supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan have crossed the border from Pakistan after Islamabad ended a seven-month blockade.
Pakistan closed overland routes for NATO convoys into its war-torn neighbour after a botched US air raid in November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at a border post, plunging ties between the "war on terror" allies to a new low.
Three trucks loaded with mineral water were cleared to enter Afghanistan from the Chaman border post in Pakistan's remote province of Baluchistan on Thursday, Abdul Razaq Imran, Chaman district customs official, told the AFP news agency.
"Three NATO containers parked in customs house Chaman for the last seven months have crossed into Afghanistan from the Chaman border," he said.
"We cleared their documents and allowed them to cross the border after we received a letter from the Federal Board of Revenue about the restoration of the NATO supply."
Following a bitter seven-month standoff, Islamabad agreed to reopen the routes on Tuesday after Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, apologised for the air strike deaths.
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"apologised"
Its just a big game for them...just look for any reason to start with an enemy and he will apologise and look weak...
Neither pakistan nor US really care about those troops or trucks..
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It was costing NATO millions through an alternative route, this is quite a win for them.
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I wonder what the NATO officials said to Pakistan. Probably something along the lines of "We hear you've been hiding WMDs, it would be a shame if we came looking for them :rules:"