Drivers carrying NATO supplies through Pakistan fear attacks after Afghan border closed

By Associated Press

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani truck drivers carrying supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan say they are worried about militant attacks after their country closed its border crossings in retaliation for coalition airstrikes that allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops.
Nearly 300 trucks were stranded at Pakistan’s two Afghan border crossings Sunday, a day after the alleged NATO attack and Islamabad’s quick decision to block the coalition’s supplies.

Saeed Khan, a driver stuck at the Torkham border crossing, said he and hundreds of his colleagues barely slept because they were worried about attacks.
Suspected militants destroyed about 150 trucks a year ago after Pakistan closed Torkham for about 10 days following a similar incident.
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