Attack on NATO trucks near Peshawar kills driver: officials

Three trucks were attacked at three different locations in Jamrud district, the two other drivers were injured.

PESHAWAR: Gunmen in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Monday attacked container trucks carrying supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan, killing a driver, officials said.

The violence took place around 25 kilometres west of Peshawar, according to security officials.

Ali Sher, a local administration official, confirmed the incident.

"Three trucks were attacked at three different locations in Jamrud district of Khyber agency killing one driver and setting his truck ablaze" he told AFP.

"Two other drivers have been injured."

On April 10, the driver of a Nato oil tanker headed to Afghanistan was shot dead by unidentified motorcyclists in Jamrud.

The Nato coalition is winding down operations in Afghanistan with its 51,000 combat troops due to pull out by the end of this year.