The U.S. military will add to its supply lines in Pakistan by opening new routes that will give troops in Afghanistan access through Russia and other countries in Central Asia.
“It is very important as we increase the effort in Afghanistan that we have multiple routes that go into the country,” said US General David Petraeus. “We have sought additional logistical routes into Afghanistan from the north. There have been agreements reached, and there are transit lines now and transit agreements for commercial goods and services in particular that include several of the countries in the Central Asian states and also Russia.”