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Pakistani security personnel stop truck carrying supplies for NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan at Takhtabeg check post in Pakistani tribal area of Khyber, Pakistan, on their way to Torkham border post on Saturday, November 26, 2011.

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Pakistan Halts NATO Supply Route in Anger Over Helicopter Attack

Move in response to what Pakistan describes as an unprovoked pre-dawn attack on its forces by NATO aircraft across the Afghan border

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