"Ram said Western intelligence agencies are aware that, for several months, advanced anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons and heavy duty, off road motorcycles have been pouring into the tribal areas. The motorcycles are considered ideal vehicles for moving men and supplies over the narrow mountain paths that lead to Kandahar."
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/12/21/taliban-offensive.htmlOn CBC this morning, a military analyst said that the fighting in 2006 was only a probe by the Taliban to learn NATO tactics. 2006 was the deadliest year for the Canadian military since the Korea war.