Uzbekistan: Northern supply route to Afghanistan opens (pub. April 1, 2009)
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It was announced on March 17 that the first containers had reached Kabul (the capital of Afghanistan) via a new northern supply route through Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. Gen. Duncan McNabb, the commander of US Transportation Command, stated that shipments using the route were intended to provide 100 containers per day to NATO forces in Afghanistan.
