Taliban supporters operate in border areas

(21 Oct 2001)

Khoyzai, Afghan-Pakistan border
1. Manned checkpoint
2. Vehicle with refugees arriving from Afghanistan
3. Rear view of vehicle as man at checkpoint hands them money
4. Vehicle driving into Pakistan
5. Fighters with guns in combat position behind barrier
6. Side shot same
7. Child fighters aiming guns
8. Child fighters walking towards camera
9. SOUNDBITE: (Pashtu) Taliban fighter (no name available)
"We will never live a life under US subjugation. We will face the US puppets everywhere. We demand that Pakistan, a Muslim country, should review its present policy because it is wrong. Otherwise, it will face a storm and we will fight it from all sides."
10. Taliban flag
11. Fighters seated holding weapons on border
12. Boy rolling tyre along the ground

Mohmand, Afghan-Pakistan border
13. Weapons lying on bed
14. Various shots of weapons being handed up to Taliban supporters
15. Taliban with guns eating fruit at a Madrassa (religious school)
16. Close up men eating fruit
17. Mid shot men leaving
18. Man holding gun and radio
19. Two shot Taliban men
20. Close up man wearing bandana with "Victory or Martyrdom" written in Urdu
21. Night shot pick-up with flag from JUI party
22. Night shot of man with gun

STORYLINE:

In the tribal areas that border Afghanistan, the Pakistani government has little or no control over the regions.

Instead they've long been governed by tribal rulers.

Here, in border areas such a Khoyzai, the Taliban can operate freely.

With the refugee crisis deepening on Afghanistan's borders, people fleeing the bombardments and fighting are seen passing through a manned checkpoint.

Supporters often congregate at religious schools here, so they can gather and organise hiding places for their weapons in case of attacks by the US.

The fighters here say they will never submit to American military action and condemn the Pakistani government's cooperation with the US government.

All are willing to show they're ready to repel US forces.

Many of them are children, dwarfed by their weapons.

In Mohmand, another similar border area, more supporters are preparing for battle.

They gather in a "madrassa", or religious school to be given weapons.

One wears a bandana with the Urdu inscription "Victory or Martyrdom".

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