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Nato supply lorries torched by gunmen in Pakistan
Fourteen gunmen in two pick-up trucks opened fire on the tankers
Gunmen in Pakistan have torched at least 10 oil tankers carrying fuel for Nato vehicles in Afghanistan in the latest such attack in the country.
A driver was also killed in the attack near the south-western city of Quetta.
There have been several ambushes on tankers in the past week since one of the main border routes into Afghanistan was shut by the Pakistani authorities.
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The Torkham crossing was closed after three Pakistani soldiers were killed in a Nato helicopter strike in Pakistan.
Islamabad has not yet said when the border post will be reopened.
Fourteen gunmen in two pick-up trucks opened fire on the tankers which were parked by the roadside on the outskirts of the city of Quetta.
The tankers were thought to have been en route to a smaller border crossing into Afghanistan that still remains open.
This is the fourth such attack in six days. The Taliban have said they carried out some of the assaults in retaliation for Nato helicopter incursions.
The latest attack comes a day after a bomb damaged an oil tanker in the Khyber tribal region.
The tanker was parked alongside more than 100 other trucks waiting to enter Afghanistan. No-one died in the incident.
On Friday, nearly 30 Nato supply lorries were set on fire in the southern province of Sindh.
Nato says the trucks passing through Pakistan carry fuel, military vehicles, spare parts, clothing and other non-lethal supplies for foreign troops in Afghanistan.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said on Monday that its operations were so far unaffected by the attacks but that it was "beginning to explore other options".
Supplies are currently brought into northern Afghanistan via Uzbekistan and Tajikistan but the spokesman declined to say which northern route was being considered.
The other main Nato crossing from Pakistan to Afghanistan - Chaman in Balochistan - remains open.
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Fourteen gunmen in two pick-up trucks opened fire on the tankers Gunmen in Pakistan have torched at least 10 oil tankers carrying fuel for Nato vehicles in Afghanistan in the latest such attack in the country.
A driver was also killed in the attack near the south-western city of Quetta.
There have been several ambushes on tankers in the past week since one of the main border routes into Afghanistan was shut by the Pakistani authorities.
Continue reading the main story Taliban Conflict
- Who are the Taliban?
- Q&A: Fighting the Taliban
- Challenges for Afghan forces
- Fraud fears over election
The Torkham crossing was closed after three Pakistani soldiers were killed in a Nato helicopter strike in Pakistan.
Islamabad has not yet said when the border post will be reopened.
Fourteen gunmen in two pick-up trucks opened fire on the tankers which were parked by the roadside on the outskirts of the city of Quetta.
The tankers were thought to have been en route to a smaller border crossing into Afghanistan that still remains open.
This is the fourth such attack in six days. The Taliban have said they carried out some of the assaults in retaliation for Nato helicopter incursions.
The latest attack comes a day after a bomb damaged an oil tanker in the Khyber tribal region.
The tanker was parked alongside more than 100 other trucks waiting to enter Afghanistan. No-one died in the incident.
On Friday, nearly 30 Nato supply lorries were set on fire in the southern province of Sindh.
Nato says the trucks passing through Pakistan carry fuel, military vehicles, spare parts, clothing and other non-lethal supplies for foreign troops in Afghanistan.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said on Monday that its operations were so far unaffected by the attacks but that it was "beginning to explore other options".
Supplies are currently brought into northern Afghanistan via Uzbekistan and Tajikistan but the spokesman declined to say which northern route was being considered.
The other main Nato crossing from Pakistan to Afghanistan - Chaman in Balochistan - remains open.
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