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First phase of Nato withdrawal from Afghanistan begins
[Dawn] The first phase of NATO...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... withdrawal from Afghanistan began on Sunday with the journey of 25 containers entering Pakistain from Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. Security sources talking to Dawn.com confirmed that the NATO withdrawal had initiated adding that a convoy of 25 containers with military hardware, was provided with routine security for its journey from Torkham to Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... via the motorway. Custom officials had also confirmed that several containers of the NATO consignment were examined and cleared after they had crossed into Pakistain from Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2013-02-11 |
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