Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports on a vital lifeline crucial for sustaining the lives of many in Afghanistan.
The Torkham crossing a key road linking Pakistan to Afghanistan; vital to trade, and for NATO forces, a lifeline for fuel and military supplies too heavy to fly in.
That is a fact not lost on the Taliban, who increasingly see the Torkham crossing as a chance to target the equipment destined for the front lines.
France has committed more troops to Afghanistan, although it disagrees with George Bush about NATO expansion.
The additional French soldiers partially meet demands by Canada, which had threatened to withdraw forces if NATO allies did not send reinforcements.
Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall spent some time with Canadians soldiers in Kandahar to get an idea of the challenges on the ground.
Is the military alliance facing the serious prospect of a split?
Is the military alliance facing the serious prospect of a split?
The recapture of Musa Qala from the Taliban in December was supposed to be a success story: an Afghan army-led fight on a major Taliban stronghold. But the reality is that it was the British and American troops that took the town and now, two months on, they are struggling to hold it.So much so that the over-stretched British military is sending another 600 soldiers to boost its presence on the ground. Al Jazeera reports.