There was no shooting during night at Kyrgyz-Tajik border

Bishkek, Sept. 17, 2022. / Kabar /. The situation in Batken Oblast remains tense, the local state administration said.

No shooting was registered on the night of September 16-17, but the situation remains difficult.

At present, the heads of the law enforcement agencies of the two countries continue to work to stabilize the situation on the border.

On September 14, Tajikistan showed armed aggression by attacking Kyrgyz border outposts and settlements. On September 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.

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, 87 people from the Kyrgyz side were injured, 24 people died, including children.

On the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov met with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. The leaders of the two countries agreed to instruct the relevant structures to cease fire and withdraw forces and assets from the line of contact.

According to data of 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 out nationalist slogans, they showed blasphemy and subjected to abuse the bodies of the dead at the border guards of the Kyrgyz Republic.