It is stitching together a "northern distribution network" to bring non-lethal supplies such as water and fuel into Afghanistan through Russia and Central Asia.

美方正试图编织出一张“北方配送网络”，将诸如水和燃料等非杀伤性补给品通过这一网络，经由俄国和中亚运抵阿富汗。

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Besides air drops and Pakistani delivery routes, the U.S. military can transport cargo overland through a road and rail network called the Northern Distribution Network, which brings non-lethal supplies in through Central Asia.

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