Der Spiegel on A'stan

[siquq]

Below is the link to a long article on A'stan printed in Der Spiegel.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,614555,00.html

[1curious]

IMO, all the seemingly impossible problems covered by the article can be addressed. But the supply/logistics situation worries me. I simply don’t see a workable solution.


In the east, along the supply routes in the Afghan-Pakistani border region, bridges are constantly being blown up and roads covered in rubble. Convoys are attacked on the Afghan side or destroyed by the enemy in Pakistan before they can even reach the border. Because of constant attacks, the strategically significant Khyber Pass and another supply route farther south can only be kept open for a few hours every day.

The best article about the supply situation in A-stan I’ve seen is linked below… Iran to the rescue. So ironic.:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,608137,00.html

[pacifist]

Why can't they bring the supplies from north. Through Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan.

[1curious]

Read the linked article.

[Carib]

Der Spiegel is not one of my favorites.