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January 21, 2009

US Secures New Supply Routes for Afghanistan
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The US military says it’s been granted permission to move troop supplies
for Afghanistan through Russia and Central Asia. Most NATO military
shipments in Afghanistan go through neighboring Pakistan, but their
convoys have come under increasing attack.



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