Photo Gallery Commuting for the Holy War
Men stand near burning oil tankers meant for NATO troops. They were ignited by gunmen, angered at the killing of Pakistani border soldiers by US helicopters. The shooting prompted the Pakistani government to halt the passage of NATO provisions for 11 days.
A man in Kohistan: With its sweeping mountain vistas, the region could be a holiday paradise. It is a conservative but welcoming area. People are poor and most goods are transported by donkey. Kohistan is also a refuge for extremists.
Floods earlier this year swept away entire villages, or, as in this picture, left behind homes teetering on the edge of the freshly-carved banks.
Pakistani oil tankers carry fuel for NATO forces. They pass through Pakistan's border crossing Torkham. Here, trucks form long lines while people on foot often walk over the border quickly, without even showing their papers.
Pashtuns live on both sides of the border, and in general, border guards are uninterested in their papers. A bit of bribery is usually enough to do the trick. Here, Pashtun men push their family through the Torkham border crossing earlier this month.
Supplies for Western troops arrive by ship in Karachi and then are moved over land to Afghanistan, much of it via Torkham. The photo shows the backlog of NATO trucks halted by the closure of the border crossing.
