Hundreds of containers of Canadian military equipment remain trapped
in Afghanistan as the Pakistani government continues to refuse to
reopen NATO supply lines into the country, CTV news reports.
Thousands of tonnes of equipment including armoured vehicles, guns, ammunition and combat uniforms have already been airlifted out of the country. However, an estimated 400 containers remain stranded in secret locations throughout southern Afghanistan, the news outlet added.
Pakistan closed NATO’s main transit route from the port of Karachi in November following an air attack on the country’s border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Supply trucks have sat idle in Afghanistan since then.
“It’s engineering stores, it’s spare parts, it’s camp stores, defensive stores, things of that nature. This is equipment that we want to bring back to Canada,” Brig.-Gen. John Mackay told CTV News.
Thousands of tonnes of equipment including armoured vehicles, guns, ammunition and combat uniforms have already been airlifted out of the country. However, an estimated 400 containers remain stranded in secret locations throughout southern Afghanistan, the news outlet added.
Pakistan closed NATO’s main transit route from the port of Karachi in November following an air attack on the country’s border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Supply trucks have sat idle in Afghanistan since then.
“It’s engineering stores, it’s spare parts, it’s camp stores, defensive stores, things of that nature. This is equipment that we want to bring back to Canada,” Brig.-Gen. John Mackay told CTV News.
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