About fifty Pakistani militants attacked a cargo terminal, located on the path of the United States and NATO convoy in Afghanistan, reports AFP. As a result of armed clashes injuring three guards, one of whom is in critical condition. Fighters managed to destroy eleven NATO supply trucks.
According to local police, the attack occurred April 12 at 2 am local time near the city of Peshawar in northwest Pakistan. The militants were armed with automatic weapons and bottles with a combustible mixture.
The militants of the Taliban, are regularly carried out raids against convoys supplying NATO forces in Afghanistan. Most often, they attack the goal, near the strategically important pass Hiber in northwest Pakistan. The terminal in Peshawar is also one of the most attractive targets for militants.
One of the most ambitious assaults occurred in December 2008 when the rebels succeeded in destroying 96 trucks and nearly half of containers with goods. The total number of militants exploded and burned cars in the past six months, close to a thousand.
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