Thousands of NATO trucks in Pakistan backlog
KARACHI — Two months into Pakistan's blockade on NATO supplies crossing into Afghanistan, thousands of trucks are crowding the port in Karachi where drivers, fed up with waiting, are starting to desert.
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Two months on, Pakistan is still reviewing the relationship and no one knows when the border will reopen, through which passes 25 percent of the supplies needed by the 130,000 foreign troops under US command in landlocked Afghanistan.
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He says more than a thousand trucks are stranded in Karachi. In addition, there are containers and military vehicles -- about 5,000 according to a count provided by the authorities in early January. Since then, more have arrived by boat. Hundreds of oil tankers are filling huge car parks by the sea. "Most of the tankers are loaded with fuel, so helpers have to look after them to avoid looting," said Afridi.
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Working for NATO is also a serious handicap in a society fed up with the US alliance that many blame for violence sweeping the country. "Nobody wants to see us any more," said Khan. "
Roadside) hotels and restaurants are afraid of attacks and don't allow us to stop by anymore. Police are taking lots of bribes -- it wasn't like that before, three years ago for example -- and tell us to stop working for NATO."
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Steam up the coast a bit further to the NW and BAM!
...our next Occupation!
Problem solved!
