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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
08KARACHI490	2008-08-25 10:36	2011-08-30 01:44	CONFIDENTIAL	Consulate Karachi

VZCZCXRO7791
OO RUEHLH RUEHPW
DE RUEHKP #0490 2381036
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 251036Z AUG 08
FM AMCONSUL KARACHI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0600
INFO RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 0068
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 0179
RUEHLH/AMCONSUL LAHORE PRIORITY 2565
RUEHPW/AMCONSUL PESHAWAR PRIORITY 4448
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
RUCQAAA/USCINCCENT INTEL CEN MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY
RUFJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY

C O N F I D E N T I A L KARACHI 000490 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/25/2018 
TAGS: ELAB ELTN ETRD PGOV PREL PTER PK
SUBJECT: U.S.- SUPPLIED MILITARY VEHICLES DAMAGED IN KARACHI 
 
Classified By: Classified by Consul General Kay Anske for Reasons 1.4 b 
 and d 
 
 ¶1. (C) Summary:  On August 24, one of two light military 
vehicles, loaded on a flat-bed truck and destined for a 
military post in Afghanisan, was damaged when unidentified 
attackers shot at several trucks in a truck staging area near 
Karachi Port.  The likely motive for the attack is a 
transportation workers strike and not related to U.S. 
military activity.  End Summary. 
 
¶2. (C) On August 18, 2008 two HMMWV (Up-Armored Humvee) light 
military vehicles, intended for Afghanistan, were loaded on a 
flat-bed truck at Karachi Port and transported to a truck 
staging area a short distance away.  The following day 
transportation workers went on strike over fuel prices and 
road tolls.  On August 24, an unknown number of unidentified 
men used small-arms to fire on four or five trucks parked in 
the staging area.  None of the other trucks involved had any 
connection to the USG or U.S. military activity.  The truck 
carrying the military vehicles caught fire and one of the 
vehicles was damaged before firefighters extinguished the 
flames.  As of the afternoon of 25 August, there are many 
transportation workers in the area where the event took 
place.  They are throwing rocks at any trucks that try to 
leave the area. 
 
¶3. (C) The vehicles had been cleared through customs by the 
U.S. Consulate General, Karachi.  Shipping documents show 
they were intended for Afghan National Army Depot 2 Off 
Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Attn: CSTC-ADRD LOG. 
 
¶4. (C) Comment: While this event probably had nothing to do 
with the U.S. war-effort, a report in the local print media 
reads as if it was a victory for pro-Taliban forces.  At a 
bare minimum, it may serve as a suggestion for a future 
course of action to anti-NATO extremist forces. 
Anske

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