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Troop Pullback Agreed Amid Tensions On Kyrgyz-Tajik Border After Deadly Clashes
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Tajikistan, an authoritarian state with tight control over the flow of information, said that nine of its citizens were wounded. Two of them were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, officials said.
However, an RFE/RL correspondent based in the area
Both sides blamed each other for the escalation.
Earlier on May 1, Japarov signed a decree to declare a two-day
period of nationwide mourningfor victims of the violence, during which national flags will fly at half-mast across the country and at its diplomatic missions abroad.
Cultural institutions, as well as television and radio channels were asked to cancel entertainment events and programs.
Kyrgyz, Tajik Officials Reach Agreement On Troop Pullback And Truce After Deadly Border Clashes
May 01, 2021 07:45 GMT
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May 01, 2021 17:52 GMT
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Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have agreed to a troop pullback and what they termed a complete cease-fire following some of the worst clashes in decades along a section of disputed border that left more than 40 people dead, including civilians, and dozens wounded.
The heads of national security for the two neighboring Central Asian countries agreed to the pullback during a meeting on May 1.
“The tragedy that happened in the border area must never happen again,” Saimumin Yatiyev, the head of Tajikistan s State National Security Committee, said as he stood next to his Kyrgyz counterpart, Kamchybek Tashiyev.