(13 Sep 2001)
1. Exterior of Islamabad airport
2. Interior of terminal
3. Wide shot of diplomats and relatives arriving
4. Close-up of Helmut Landes, consular officer of the German Embassy in Pakistan
5. Alistair Adams, First Secretary of the Australian Embassy, Islamabad, arriving
6. Close-up of David Donahue, Consul-General of the U-S Embassy in Pakistan, arriving with relatives of the detainees and his own relatives
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Helmut Landes, Consular Officer of the German Embassy in Pakistan
"Our governments have asked us to leave Afghanistan with all our nationals. Unfortunately, eight detainees have to stay behind. But we have provided for them legal assistance and we will closely monitor the ongoing trial from Islamabad and to also take care there of any consular assistance possible. We will be in contact with the Taliban embassy here and we hope that the trial will soon be ended."
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Donahue, Consul-General of the U-S Embassy in Pakistan
"I'm always concerned because the citizens are being detained. We want to get them released as quickly as possible."
9. Various of Donahue driving away
10. Aid workers slamming door of vehicle and driving away
11. Various of World Food Programme officials leaving airport
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) World Food Programme official
"There are all kinds of rumours and speculation but it is difficult to see how they (the Afghans) are really feeling."
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) member of Hope Worldwide, aid organisation
"I think they (the Afghan people) have had 25 years of war so they are very used to any missiles or anything like this. (Question: Have you seen any unusual movement?) Not at all. Everyone's doing their own thing, they are working away hard. Just the government offices this morning were a little bit quiet, but that might be just because people are away. (Question: When do you hope to go back?) We hope in a week, but we don't know. As soon as things have settled down we'd like to go back."
14. Two-shot of aid workers in car
15. Cutaway of woman
16. Car driving away
17. Wide shot of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf
"The carnage in New York and Washington has raised the struggle to a new level. Pakistan has been extending co-operation to international efforts to combat terrorism in the past and will continue to do so in the future. All countries must join hands in this common cause. I wish to ensure President Bush once again and the U-S government of our unstinted co-operation in the fight against terrorism."
19. Wide of Musharraf
STORYLINE:
Aid workers and diplomats arrived in Islamabad on Thursday after fleeing Afghanistan amid fears of a potential U-S reprisal for Tuesday's terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
Members of non-governmental organisations, U-N personnel and three diplomats, who have been attempting to give legal assistance to eight foreign aid workers currently on trial in Kabul, flew into the airport in Pakistan's capital.
Relatives of the detainees, who had been in Afghanistan to try to secure their release, accompanied the diplomats out of Afghanistan.
Aid workers reported that Kabul was calm, although there were rumours of possible U-S-led military strikes.
U-S officials suspect millionaire Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden, who is being sheltered by the Taliban and is living somewhere in Afghanistan, of being behind Tuesday's attacks.
Foreigners in the city have been growing increasingly concerned about their safety in the event of any retaliation against Afghanistan.
Find out more about AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ]
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]
You can license this story through AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
