Tanks and other military equipment will once again flow south from Russia towards Afghanistan. The difference this time is that it will be American-made armor rather than Soviet ones that will make the trip.
Hampered by Taliban attacks on convoys heading over the Khyber Pass from Pakistan, NATO asked for and was granted permission to ship military supplies via Russia to the country’s northern border. After crossing the frontier, the supplies will follow the same route that the 40th Army took when they invaded in 1979.