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| Pakistan resumes Afghan supplies | Pakistan resumes Afghan supplies |
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| The supply route for international forces in Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass has been reopened, Pakistani officials say. | The supply route for international forces in Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass has been reopened, Pakistani officials say. |
| The route was closed on Tuesday when Pakistani forces began an operation against militants in the area, which is still continuing. | The route was closed on Tuesday when Pakistani forces began an operation against militants in the area, which is still continuing. |
| The leading administrator in Khyber told the BBC that all transport along the route was now operating. | The leading administrator in Khyber told the BBC that all transport along the route was now operating. |
| There has been a spate of hijackings and attacks on vehicles in the area. | There has been a spate of hijackings and attacks on vehicles in the area. |
| Khyber tribal district administrator, Tariq Hayat, said the Khyber Pass was reopened on Friday morning and that lorries "carrying trading goods to Afghanistan as well as Nato supplies" were rolling. | |
| He said there were no security convoys travelling with the lorries. |