PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Two NATO supply fuel tankers were torched by militants in the Mohammad Agha district of central Logar province, an official said on Wednesday.

Maj. Gen. Ghulam Sakhi Rough Liwanai, the provincial police chief, said the incident took place in the Mughul Khel village on the Kabul-Logar highway at about 9am.

As usual, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the assault, which caused no casualties.

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