Tajik border guards open fire on Dostuk outpost of Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, Sept. 14, 2022. / Kabar /. Tajik border guards opened fire on the Dostuk outpost, the press service of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.

As of 14:00 on September 14, 2022, in the area of ​​Kak-Sai, Batken region, border guards of Tajikistan opened fire on the border guards of the Dostuk outpost of the Border Guard Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz border guards returned fire. The shootout continues, the report said.

An incident with the use of weapons occurred today between border guards on the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border in the Bulak-Bashy area. According to the Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic, a detachment of the Border Guard Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan discovered a border guard detachment of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan, which, in violation of earlier agreements between the parties, took up combat positions on an undescribed section of the state border. Ignoring the legitimate demands of the Kyrgyz side to leave the territory, the Tajik border guards opened fire. In response, the border guards of Kyrgyzstan also used weapons. During a skirmish between border detachments, the Tajik side used mortars.