<div class='node-body'><p>22 trucks transporting supplies and fuel for NATO&#39;s U.S.-led occupation of Afghanistan were <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1228059--taliban-bomb-destroys-22-nato-supply-trucks-in-afghanistan">destroyed by a bomb</a> early Wednesday morning, local officials report.</p>
<p>The truck convoy had been parked overnight in the northern Afghan province of Samangan after crossing from Uzbekistan.</p>
<p>The <em>Washington Post</em> describes the Samangan area as a &quot;key route for the NATO coalition and U.S. troops.&quot;</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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