War Zones: War News, Coverage, Analysis & More - The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/war-zones?wprss=rss_war-zones In-depth coverage of the U.S. operations in Iraq, from the invasion of Baghdad to the Coalition Provisional Authority, the transfer of power and the ongoing fight against insurgents. 15 en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Copyright 2012 Washington Post Company War Zones: War News, Coverage, Analysis & More - The Washington Post 140 20 http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/war-zones?wprss=rss_war-zones http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif Wed, 16 May 2012 10:28:42 EST 147 <![CDATA[Many will profit if Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes]]> ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — U.S. commanders in Afghanistan want to get war supplies rolling across Pakistan’s borders again. So do Pakistanis in places high and low — from officials trying to balance the nation’s budget to black marketeers who stand ready to plunder the NATO-contracted trucks and oil tankers expected to shortly resume passage into Afghanistan after nearly six months of closed border crossings.

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The blast took place in Ghormach, a remote and a restive district in a relatively secure province of northwestern Faryab province, provincial governor Abdul Ahad Shafaq said.

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