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Pakistan-Afghan border on high alert after guards exchanged gunfire

(7 Sep 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Torkhum, Pakistan-Afghan border - 7 September 2023 1. Various shots of Pakistan border town Torkhum security high alert, shops closed due to cross border firing 2. Close of Pakistani flags at check point 3. Low angle of border security guard 4. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Zaman Gul, Driver stuck due to border closing: “Yesterday there was cross border firing, we came to know there are some casualties on both sides, due to this firing we driver and ordinary people are suffering a lot, they should stop this, we are lying on this road since yesterday.” 5. Various of trucks parked on roads , drivers lying on ground 6. Wide of Pakistani side of border area 7. Various of Afghan side , white Taliban flags can be seen on trees 8. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Sami ul Haq, traveller: “We are travellers, we are not on any side, we are stuck due to this conflict, we are in trouble, we don’t have drinking water or food, we demand from both governments that they should resolve this issue, as on both sides one nation Pukhtoon lives.” 9. Various of long queues of trucks parked around STORYLINE: Hundreds of trucks carrying perishable items, including vegetables and fruit, were waiting on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Thursday, following exchanges of gunfire. The key north-western border crossing with Afghanistan remain closed after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire on Wednesday. Drivers on Thursday waited for the reopening of the Torkham crossing, which is a vital commercial artery and a trade route to Central Asian countries for Pakistan. The exchange of fire across the border also took place in the province, in the town of Torkham, and it was not immediately clear what prompted the gunfire, said Nasrullah Khan, an official in Torkham. The border closure came two days after caretaker Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said U.S. military equipment left behind during the American withdrawal from Afghanistan had fallen into militant hands and made its way to the Pakistani Taliban, who are allied with the Taliban in Afghanistan. AP video by Muhammad Arif =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. 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...