▁highway . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass ▁has ▁been ▁connected ▁with ▁a ▁counter fe it ▁arms ▁industry , ▁making ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁weapons ▁known ▁to ▁gun ▁collect ors ▁as ▁K hy ber ▁Pass ▁copies , ▁using ▁local ▁steel ▁and ▁black sm ith s ' ▁for ges . ▁ ▁Current ▁conflicts ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁major ▁route ▁for ▁res upp lying ▁military ▁arm ament ▁and ▁food ▁to ▁the ▁NAT O ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Afghan ▁the ater ▁of ▁conflict ▁since ▁the ▁US ▁started ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Al most ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁NAT O ▁and ▁US ▁supplies ▁that ▁are ▁brought ▁in ▁by ▁road ▁were ▁transport ed ▁through ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁transport ▁civ ili ans ▁from ▁the ▁Afghan ▁side ▁to ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁one . ▁Until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁route ▁had ▁been ▁relatively ▁safe ▁since ▁the ▁tribes ▁living ▁there ▁( main ly ▁Afr idi , ▁a ▁Pas ht un ▁tribe ) ▁were ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁government ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁area ▁safe . ▁However , ▁after ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁began ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁so ▁there ▁started ▁to ▁exist ▁wider ▁t ensions ▁in ▁their ▁political ▁relationship . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁supply ▁con vo ys ▁and ▁dep