Taliban kill Pakistani drivers

Published November 5, 2006

KHOST, Nov 4: Taliban fighters ambushed a convoy supplying logistics and goods to a US base in Khost, killing two Pakistani drivers and wounding an Afghan, police said on Saturday.

The attackers opened fire on the two trucks late Friday.

“Two Pakistani co-drivers were killed and one Afghan driver was wounded in the attack on non-military trucks hired to supply goods for Americans,” Gen Abdul Hanan Raufi told AFP.

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