Thursday, May 17, 2012

Pakistan Wants A $5,000 Transit Fee For Each NATO Container That Goes To Afghanistan

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To lessen its dependence on Pakistan, the U.S. military has greatly expanded its use of supply lines through Russia and Central Asia to deliver equipment and material to the war zone in Afghanistan. Those routes, known collectively as the Northern Distribution Network, are much more circuitous and expensive than the supply lines through Pakistan but are also considered more stable. Souce: National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. By Gene Thorp - The Washington Post.

Pakistan Seeks $5,000 Transit Fee For Each NATO Container -- Washington Post

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani negotiators have proposed a fee of about $5,000 for each NATO shipping container and tanker that transits its territory by land into and out of Afghanistan.

The amount is a key sticking point in discussions about the terms of a deal that would allow the traffic to resume, about six months after Pakistan closed its border crossings, according to U.S. and Pakistani officials.

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More News On Pakistani Demands For Opening Supply Routes To Afghanistan

US sees deal near on reopening Afghan supply routes, but Pakistan cites differences over money -- Washington Post/AP
Pakistan's price: US to pay $365 million more a year to reopen supply lines -- Christian Science Monitor
Pakistan to push NATO transit fee -- Brisbane Times
Pakistan officials to 'finalise' end to Nato blockade -- BBC
Pakistan preparing to open supply route: US commander -- Business Standard
U.S., Pakistan on verge of reopening supply lines -- Reuters

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