World | Pakistan Pakistani Offensive Shuts US Supply Line to Afghanistan Crackdown targets Khyber Pass militants By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Dec 30, 2008 8:45 AM CST Copied A truck carrying materials for US and NATO troops drives on a highway in Surobi, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) Pakistan closed the main route used to ferry supplies to US and allied troops in Afghanistan today after launching a fresh offensive against militants in the area. The road through the Khyber Pass in the northwest of Pakistan has faced increasing attacks by militants seeking to squeeze Western forces fighting a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan in recent months. US and NATO soldiers in landlocked Afghanistan rely on the winding, mountainous route for delivery of up to 75% of their fuel, food, and other logistical goods, which arrive in Pakistan via the port city of Karachi. Officers insist the attacks are not disrupting their mission in Afghanistan. A civilian administrator in Khyber said the army launched the offensive against insurgents after they ignored a deadline to surrender. Read These Next Multiple people are dead or missing after an explosion in Tennessee. Trump administration begins federal layoffs amid shutdown. Trump's public plea to Bondi was reportedly meant to be private. 'Paper millionaires' are having a moment. Report an error