Taliban insurgents set oil tankers ablaze in Afghanistan

A policeman reacts at the site of burning fuel trucks after a overnight attack by the Taliban on the outskirt of Kabul July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents set fire on Saturday to about 200 oil tanker trucks supplying fuel for NATO forces in an attack just outside the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.

Television footage showed black smoke billowing above the site of the attack, with the charred wreckage of dozens of trucks scattered around a vast parking space.