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US non-military cargo for Afghanistan crosses Russia

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-03-03 19:29

MOSCOW -- The United States' first non-military supply cargo has crossed Russia en route to its forces in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the US embassy in Moscow said on Tuesday.

NATO members are looking for alternative supply routes for their troops fighting the Taliban as an alternative to using Pakistan, where Western military convoys are repeatedly attacked by Taliban militants.

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