The cost to ship goods to Afghanistan has tripled since the supply routes through Pakistan were closed in November, according to Defense Logistics Agency Director Vice Adm. Mark Harnitchek. "On the ground, it's almost three times more expensive to come in from the north as it does from Pakistan," Harnitchek told reporters today at a breakfast in Washington. Harnitchek said it costs about $20,000 to ship each container to Afghanistan through the northern route, which is a circuitous path through...
