Bishkek, Sept. 19, 2022 . / Kabar / . The situation in border regions is relatively stable, First Deputy Governor of Kyrgyzstan's Batken Oblast Marufkhan Tulaev said.
He added that the commission now continues to clarify the extent of damage in the region.
"According to preliminary data, 9 social facilities were damaged. Evacuated residents have not yet returned to the villages where it is unsafe. Some residents of Batken town, Kyzyl-Zhol and Buzhum villages are returning to their homes. Schools and kindergartens in the region are not working yet. Batken municipal services began their work. Services are restoring power to the affected villages and hope to finish the work by evening," Tulaev noted.
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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