ots ▁in ▁this ▁western ▁part ▁have ▁increasing ly ▁come ▁under ▁attack ▁by ▁elements ▁from ▁or ▁supposed ly ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁Tal ib an . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Pakistan ▁se aled ▁off ▁the ▁bridge ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁military ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Tal ib an ▁gu err illas . ▁This ▁military ▁operation ▁was ▁mainly ▁focused ▁on ▁Jam r ud , ▁a ▁district ▁on ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁road . ▁The ▁target ▁was ▁to ▁“ d ynam ite ▁or ▁bul ld o ze ▁homes ▁belonging ▁to ▁men ▁sus pected ▁of ▁har bor ing ▁or ▁supporting ▁Tal ib an ▁milit ants ▁or ▁carrying ▁out ▁other ▁illegal ▁activities ”. ▁The ▁result ▁meant ▁that ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁people ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁ 4 5 ▁homes ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁In ▁addition , ▁two ▁children ▁and ▁one ▁woman ▁were ▁killed . ▁As ▁a ▁response , ▁in ▁early ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Tal ib an ▁ins urg ents ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass ▁tempor arily ▁by ▁blow ing ▁up ▁a ▁key ▁bridge . ▁ ▁This ▁increasing ly ▁un stable ▁situation ▁in ▁north west ▁Pakistan , ▁made ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁NAT O ▁bro aden ▁supply ▁routes , ▁through ▁Central ▁Asia ▁( T urk men istan , ▁U z bek istan ▁and ▁T aj ik istan ). ▁Even ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁supp lying ▁material ▁through ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁far ▁sout he astern ▁port ▁of ▁Ch ab ah ar ▁was ▁considered . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0