Clashes over control of local water distribution network
Nazir Aliyev Tayfur |
02.05.2021
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan
At least 49 people were killed in clashes along a disputed section of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border, authorities said Saturday.
The number of Kyrgyz citizens who died in the armed conflict in Kyrgyzstan's Batken region rose to 34 with 173 injured, said the Kyrgyz Health Ministry.
Meanwhile, the number of Tajiks who lost their lives in the conflict reached 15, including seven soldiers, according to media reports.
Tajik media previously reported that nearly 90 Tajiks were injured in the conflict.
The violence that started on Wednesday between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan was centered on control over the local water distribution network, Kyrgyz media reported on Thursday.