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October 17, 2008 - 5:25 pm - by Richard Fernandez
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2008-10-17 21:40:28

Starling, for what its worth Relief Web reported that a convoy of 54 trucks were attacked, but it doesn’t mention if any were destroyed.

Here’s an excerpt:

“Kabul – 23 June 2008

WFP CONVOY ATTACKED IN THE WEST

Last week armed men attacked a convoy of 54 commercial trucks transporting United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) food from Kandahar to Herat. The attack occurred in Shindand district on the ring road between Kandahar and Herat. One truck carrying 45 tons of food was taken to an unknown destination where the food was looted.

WFP continues food dispatches through convoys escorted by Afghan National Police from Kandahar to Herat in the western region. The prevailing insecurity has hindered WFP food deliveries to Maidan Wardak, Ghazni and Paktika provinces. Consequently, the dispatch of 800 tons of food has been put on hold to these provinces.

UNAMA strongly condemns these attacks, which takes food from the poorest Afghans, and we urge that everything possible must be done for these attacks to end.

On a positive note, WFP assistance to vulnerable returnees from Pakistan is ongoing. During the past week 150 tons of food was distributed to 4,300 vulnerable returnees in Nangarhar province. “