Bishkek, Sept. 16, 2022 . / Kabar / . President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov held on Friday an extraordinary meeting of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic on the situation on the state border in the country's Batken Oblast.
The meeting discussed measures to prevent further escalation of the current situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik section of the state border and to reduce the level of tension.
The Kyrgyz leader instructed the relevant agencies to take all measures to ensure the safety of residents of the border areas, as well as to provide all necessary assistance to those injured and evacuated citizens of Kyrgyzstan.
On Sept. 14, Tajikistan showed armed aggression by attacking Kyrgyz border outposts and villages. On Sept. 16, the Tajik side, violating all previously reached agreements, again attacked border and civilian facilities along the entire perimeter of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border in the Batken region.
Tajikistan used heavy armored vehicles, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and aircraft in an attempt to seize the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. The surroundings of Batken airport and objects on the outskirts of the city were also shelled.
As a result, 59 citizens of Kyrgyzstan were injured.
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