LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 22: Oil supply to Afghanistan has been restored after oil tanker drivers ended their two-week strike. Around 50 oil tankers crossed over to Afghanistan on Thursday after getting clearance from customs authorities in Torkhum. More than 300 protesting oil tanker drivers had parked their vehicles along the Peshawar-Torkhum highway at different locations.

The drivers went on a strike on July 11 when around 100 oil tankers were stopped by Afghan officials at Latha Bund inside Afghanistan, citing bad condition of the alternative road to Kabul. The main Kabul-Jalalabad road has been closed for reconstruction.

Representatives of oil tanker drivers accused the Afghan official of demanding bribes and beating some drivers.

Babu Khan, a representative of the drivers, told Dawn that the strike was called off after an assurance by the contractors of oil supplying companies that they would be compensated for their losses and paid additional route expenses.

He, however, regretted that they did not get any support and assistance from the Afghan government.