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There have been up to five ambushes on Nato supply convoys in the last week
A bomb has damaged an oil tanker carrying fuel for Nato vehicles in Afghanistan in the latest such attack in north-west Pakistan.
There have been up to five ambushes on tankers in the last week since one of the main border routes into Afghanistan was shut by the Pakistani authorities.
The crossing was closed after three Pakistani soldiers were killed in a Nato helicopter strike in Pakistan.
Islamabad has not yet said when the Torkham border post will be re-opened.
No-one died in Monday's bombing in the Khyber tribal region which happened while the tanker was parked alongside more than 100 other trucks waiting to enter Afghanistan.
It is unclear who bombed the lorry, but the Pakistani Taliban have admitted similar attacks on Nato supply convoys, including one early on Monday that left at least three people dead and nearly 30 vehicles destroyed.
Nato has been playing down the logistical impact of the attacks, but analysts say if such ambushes continue, they will begin to have an effect.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
There have been up to five ambushes on Nato supply convoys in the last week A bomb has damaged an oil tanker carrying fuel for Nato vehicles in Afghanistan in the latest such attack in north-west Pakistan.
There have been up to five ambushes on tankers in the last week since one of the main border routes into Afghanistan was shut by the Pakistani authorities.
The crossing was closed after three Pakistani soldiers were killed in a Nato helicopter strike in Pakistan.
Islamabad has not yet said when the Torkham border post will be re-opened.
No-one died in Monday's bombing in the Khyber tribal region which happened while the tanker was parked alongside more than 100 other trucks waiting to enter Afghanistan.
It is unclear who bombed the lorry, but the Pakistani Taliban have admitted similar attacks on Nato supply convoys, including one early on Monday that left at least three people dead and nearly 30 vehicles destroyed.
Nato has been playing down the logistical impact of the attacks, but analysts say if such ambushes continue, they will begin to have an effect.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.