'Russia Gives NATO Land Bridge To Afghanistan', Kyiv Post, 20 November 2008
EXCERPT: "Russia has granted NATO-member Germany permission to ship weapons and equipment for its force in Afghanistan overland through Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The agreement showed Russia's willingness to cooperate with the Western military alliance over Afghanistan despite sharp disagreements over the war in Georgia, NATO enlargement and Washington's plans to build a missile shield in Europe. 'The Federal Customs Service has issued a general permission for ... transit by rail through Russian territory of the Bundeswehr's arms, military equipment and military goods to Afghanistan,' the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. NATO forces already transport supplies across Russia using an air bridge - an agreement that survived the soured relations between Moscow and the alliance after Russia's August war with Georgia when other links were severed."
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See also:
'Russia approves rail transit for German arms to Afghanistan', RIA Novosti, 20 November 2008
'Russia set to allow Spanish military transit to Afghanistan', RIA Novosti, 20 November 2008
'US seeks alternative supply routes to Afghanistan', DAWN, 20 November 2008
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