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SUPPLYING NATO FORCES IN
AFGHANISTAN
Arjun ChandrasekaranPraveesh GovindanAshwin SukumarJanet YehNing Zhong
ISYE6203 HW5Question #2Group 4Dr. Marc Goetschalckx10/28/2010
OVERVIEW
Introduction
Location characteristics
Supply network
Advantages/disadvantages
LOCATION: TERRAIN
Hindu Kush Sub range of Himalayas Sparse population
Khyber Pass ridgelines Safed Koh mountain range
Used for infiltration Movement of supplies
Limited use of helicopters Landlocked
LOCATION: WEATHER/POLITICAL ISSUES
Weather Combat season: March-October Snow in mountain passes prevent combat
activity Flooding, mudslides from spring thaw
Political relations Frequent attacks on NATO convoys US-Pakistan tension and retaliation
9/30/2010 U.S. air attack
ROUTES THROUGH PAKISTAN
PAKGLOC 80% of cargo to Afghanistan shipped through
Pakistan 20% through Chaman route, 80% through
Torkham Route Remaining supplies through Central Asia/by
air Cargo ships docked in Karachi port Truck transport to Chaman, Torkham points
850 miles, frequent stops
TORKHAM ROUTE
Begins in Peshawar, Pakistan Through Hindu Kush in Spin Boldak Khyber Pass Ends in Jalalabad, Afghanistan Final destination: Bagram air base, Kabul
Largest U.S. air base in Afghanistan
CHAMAN ROUTE
Begins through Balochistan in Chaman Final destination: Kandahar air base
NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
NDN Northern Route From Baltic Sea to Riga, Latvia Loaded on rail through Russia, Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan Truck transport into Afghanistan
NDN Southern Route From Black Sea to Tbilisi, Georgia Loaded on rail through Armenia, Azerbaijan Loaded on ships across Caspian Sea to
Kazakhstan Loaded on rail to Uzbekistan Truck transport to Afghanistan
NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK (2)
ADVANTAGES
PAKGLOC No rail networks required Most convenient method to reach Afghanistan
NDN Reduced dependency/freight volume on
PAKGLOC Potential establishment of “Modern Silk Road”
DISADVANTAGES
PAKGLOC Frequent attacks on convoys Route bans (specifically Torkham route) Increased U.S.-Pakistan tensions
NDN Potential increase in Russian demands Necessary relationship with Uzbekistan More transportation coordination required
UPDATED FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION
50% PAKGLOC 30% NDN 20% Air
Fuel 40% PAKGLOC 60% NDN
THANK YOU
REFERENCES"Afghanistan, Pakistan: Battlespace of the Border." Stratfor Global Intelligence. 14 Oct. 2010. Web. 23 Oct. 2010. <http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20081014_afghanistan_pakistan_battlespace_border>.Georgy, Michael. "NATO's Supply Network in Pakistan Hit by Supply, Closure." Reuters. 7 Oct. 2010. Web. 23 Oct. 2010. <http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6961E620101007>."Logisticians Face Challenges in Afghanistan Surge." Defense Talk. Army News, 10 May 2010. Web. 23 Oct. 2010.
<http://www.defencetalk.com/logisticians-face-challenges-in-afghanistan-surge- 26248/>.McGirk, Tim. "Taliban Stepping up Attacks on NATO Supply Convoys." Time Magazine. 7 Oct. 2010. Web. 23 Oct. 2010. <http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1928899,00.html>.Tynan, Dierdre. "U.S. Military Chief Announces New Supply Network for Afghanistan." Eurasianet. 19 Jan. 2009. Web. 23 Oct. 2010. <http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav012009c.shtml>.
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