militaryhistory

On Sunday, Militants torched 160 vehicles, including many Humvees destined for U.S. and allied forces deployed in Afghanistan, in the boldest attack so far on the critical military supply line through Pakistan.

The U.S. military said Sunday’s raid on two transport terminals near the Pakistani city of Peshawar would have “minimal” impact on anti-Taliban operations set to be increased with the arrival of thousands more troops next year.

However, the attack feeds concern that insurgents are trying to cut off the route through the famed Khyber Pass, which carries up to 70 percent of the supplies for Western forces in landlocked Afghanistan, and complicate the tactical situation on the ground

It has also hurt faith in Pakistani authorities, who are under pressure from India and the U.S. to act on suspicion that the deadly terror attacks in Mumbai were orchestrated by Islamic extremists based in Pakistan.