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Chaman, Sep 2 (EFE/EPA).- Pakistan has shut its doors to refugees trying to flee Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of the country, despite the European Union's intention of keep migrants in countries in the region.The mantra repeated by senior officials in Islamabad and the all-powerful military is that no Afghan refugees will enter Pakistani soil.(Camera: AKHTER GULFAM)SHOT LIST: B/ROLL OF CHAMAN, BORDERING PAKISTANI CITY WITH AFGHANISTAN.
Images show Pakistani forces on the Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing with Afghanistan, where Afghan forces are clashing with Taliban fighters in an operation to retake the key border crossing. The insurgents are tightening their grip in the north and battling for the stronghold of an infamous warlord. IMAGES on the Pakistani side of the border
Pakistan guards use tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who tried to breach a border crossing into Afghanistan, a day after the Taliban seized control of the Afghan side of the frontier. IMAGES
The United States calls for diplomacy in resolving tensions on Lebanon after Israeli strikes in its northern neighbor. "We continue to believe that there is a diplomatic path forward and we will continue to push forward to try to resolve this issue diplomatically," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The United States condemns recent Iranian strikes in Pakistan, Iraq and Syria, which Tehran has claimed were carried out against "anti-Iranian terrorist groups." "We do condemn those strikes. We've seen Iran violate the sovereign borders of three of its neighbors in just the past couple of days," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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