Kyrgyzstan reports 46 deaths as result of Tajikistan’s invasion

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Bishkek, Sept. 18, 2022 . / Kabar / . The number of victims of Tajik aggression on the territory of Kyrgyzstan has reached 46 people, the Kyrgyz Health Ministry said.

According to operative data, the bodies of 10 more dead were received by health care organizations in Batken Oblast. Thus, the death toll from border conflict has reached 46.

As of 5 p.m. on Sept. 18, 140 patients had been admitted to hospitals, seven of whom are ambulatory patients.

The rest of the people injured receive treatment in health care organizations of Batken. All of them are provided with the necessary medical care, blood components, medicines and medical products are available in sufficient quantity.

The clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border started on Sept. 14.

The Tajik side attacked border guarding and civilian infrastructure objects of Kyrgyzstan along the perimeter of the state border in Batken Oblast. Tajikistan used heavy armored vehicles, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and aircraft in an attempt to seize the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.

According to the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Tajik military destroyed the infrastructure of outposts, as well as schools, kindergartens, retail outlets, first-aid posts, and houses. Shouting nationalist slogans, they showed blasphemy and subjected the bodies of the border guards of the Kyrgyz Republic who died at the post to mockery.

An emergency regime has been introduced in Batken Oblast.

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