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There has been a constant discussion in Pakistan on how it \u201chelps\u201d Afghanistan and how the Afghans aren\u2019t thankful enough.\u00a0 This news item shows how much the Afghans are dependent on the land route from Pakistan to get their basic<\/p>\n

This act will only increase the tensions and mistrust between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which is not good for the overall Af-Pak issue.<\/p>\n

With snow piled deep in front of his small Kabul shop and a border shutdown enforced by Pakistan driving up food prices and severing a vital lifeline into Afghanistan, Asmatullah is having his own winter of discontent.<\/p>\n

Since Pakistan closed supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan after the coalition killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in a cross-border air attack in November, ordinary Afghans and foreigners alike are feeling the impact of soaring food costs.<\/p>\n

via Afghans hit by food price hikes as Pakistan shutdown bites \u2013 Yahoo!<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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