Pakistan vows to recover hijacked supplies

The taliban hijacked 13 trucks carrying supplies, including two Humvees, to NATO forces in Afghanistan without even firing a single shot. Locals accuse the Pakistani army of being a "silent spectator".

Now the Pakistani army is vowing to recapture the stolen supplies. I don't share their confidence. Reuters

LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces aim to recapture trucks hijacked by militants as they were taking supplies to Western forces in Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass, a government official said Tuesday.[...]

Pakistani Taliban militants hijacked 13 trucks without firing a shot as they passed through the Khyber Pass Monday. The gunmen later posed for photographs in front of two Humvee military vehicles and some of the trucks.

Security forces had blocked the main road from the northwestern city of Peshawar through the pass to the border at Torkham in preparation for a recovery operation, and army helicopters later attacked militants, government officials said.

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The trucks were carrying two Humvees and wheat but no weapons or ammunition, another official said. The militants unloaded the trucks and abandoned them but held most of the drivers.[...]

Officials said the militants who seized the trucks were loyal to notorious Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, who is based in the Waziristan region to the southwest of Khyber.