Situation at border and safety of citizens are under full control of police - Ministry of Internal Affairs

Bishkek, May 7, 2021. / Kabar /. As of May 7, 2021, the situation in all regions and villages of Batken Oblast at the Kyrgyz-Tajik section of the state border is stable, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

The border villages are under the full control of police officers. Currently, the situation in the border areas is calm.

Special attention is paid to the organization of work to ensure public order and the safety of citizens. The internal affairs bodies and the servicemen of the internal troops and the border service are strengthening security measures, explanatory work is being carried out with residents of border villages, the report said.

Police officers and military personnel of the Internal Troops continue to serve around the clock, ensure public order, take all measures to resolve the situation, and conduct explanatory activities with the population.

Currently, the situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border is calm, the situation is under control.

The conflict at the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan occurred on April 28 after the citizens of Tajikistan began to install surveillance cameras at the water intake in the village of Kok-Tash, Batken region of the Kyrgyz Republic. As a result of a verbal skirmish, residents of the two countries began to throw stones at each other. On April 29, the situation escalated, the Tajik side opened fire. The armed border services of the Kyrgyz Republic took retaliatory measures.

According to the Kyrgyz Border Service, the Tajik military began shelling Kyrgyz citizens from mortars and a helicopter.

On April 29 evening, the foreign ministers of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agreed on a complete ceasefire. However, despite this, the Tajik side attacked the border in Leilek region of Kyrgyzstan. Attacks were carried out on the houses of civilians, a school, a kindergarten, a clinic and gas stations in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Also, the Tajik military captured 10 residents of the Internatsional village of Kyrgyzstan, together with the head of the village council. They were later returned.

The situation stabilized on May 1 after negotiations between the heads of the special services of Kyrgyzstan Kamchybek Tashiev and Tajikistan Saimumin Yatimov. Then the parties agreed on a complete ceasefire and the withdrawal of forces.

As a result of the armed attack, 36 citizens of Kyrgyzstan were killed, of which 3 were military personnel, the rest were civilians, including 2 young children, about 190 citizens were injured, who were hospitalized, most of them are in extremely serious condition, more than 40 thousand citizens were evacuated from the conflict zone. 129 houses and 84 objects were burned and destroyed, including a school, a kindergarten, etc.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Kyrgyzstan regarded the actions of the Tajik side as military aggression.