Afghans protest at Pakistan Embassy against border skirmishes
(16 May 2007) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of police forces marching in front of protestors 2. Various of protesters marching 3. Various of protestors chanting anti-pakistan slogans 4. Armed policemen standing outside of Pakistani Embassy in Kabul 5. Wide of policemen surrounding protestors 6. Mid shot policemen 7. SOUNDBITE: (Pashto) Ghulam NAbi Ahmadzai, Protester, Voxpop: "We are protesting against Pakistan's attack on our country. We condemn this action and we will continue protesting." 8. SOUNDBITE: (Pashto) Mohammad Sharif, Protester, Voxpop: "Pakistan should accept (responsibility for) its mistake otherwise we are ready to sacrifice ourselves for our country and Pakistan should be ready for our response." 9. Various of protest 10. Mid shot of armed policeman 11. Wide of protesters STORYLINE About 1000 Afghans demonstrated in front of the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday to protest recent violence along the Afghan-Pakistani border. Many of the demonstrators were from the eastern province of Paktia, where fighting between Afghan and Pakistani troops on Sunday and Monday killed at least 13 Afghan border guards and civilians - the most serious incidents between the neighbouring countries in years. Afghan police wearing riot gear guarded the embassy as protestors carried banners and shouted 'Death to Pakistan! Death to the ISI! Death to Musharraf!' - a reference to Pakistan's intelligence agency and President General Pervez Musharraf. There were no reports of violence, but emotions ran high. "We are protesting against Pakistan's attack on our country. We condemn this action and we will continue protesting," said Ghulam NAbi Ahmadzai, an Afghan taking part in the demonstration. "Pakistan should accept (responsibility for) its mistake otherwise we are ready to sacrifice ourselves for our country and Pakistan should be ready for our response," said Mohammad Sharif, another protestor. Tensions have been running high between Afghanistan and Pakistan over controlling their 2,430-kilometre (1,510-mile) border and stemming the flow of Taliban and al-Qaida militants who cross the porous border to stage attacks inside Afghanistan. Afghan officials said this week's border clashes began when Pakistani soldiers entered Afghan territory. Pakistan said Afghan soldiers sparked the clashes by firing on border posts. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
