Situation in Batken relatively stable, says deputy governor

Bishkek, Sept. 21, 2022 . / Kabar / . As of 2 p.m. on Sept. 21, the situation in Batken Oblast is assessed as relatively stable, First Deputy Governor Marufkhan Tulaev said.

He noted that restoration work has begun in the areas where armed clashes occurred.

"Power engineers are working hard to restore power supply. Currently, 9,831 houses are connected to electricity. Workers of the Ministry of Transport have restored for the passage of vehicles destroyed roads and blown bridge," said the governor.

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.