Pakistan Reopens Supply Lines As Clinton Apologizes For
Airstrikes

post from ThinkProgress on 03 July 2012 03:00:04 PM. © ThinkProgress

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today that Pakistan will reopen key supply lines into Afghanistan after closing them in response to a deadly a U.S. airstrike last November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Clinton apologized for the incident, saying in a conversation with the Pakistani Foreign Minister that she “once again reiterated our deepest regrets for the tragic incident in Salala last November. … We are committed to working closely with Pakistan and Afghanistan to prevent this from ever happening again.” The Pakistanis said that it would no longer charge a transit fee for each truck carrying NATO supplies.

– Nina Liss-Schultz

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