Kyrgyzstan said it had reached a ceasefire with Central Asian neighbour Tajikistan on Friday following the latest lethal flare up at the pair's contested border.
Kyrgyzstan said it had reached a ceasefire with Central Asian neighbour Tajikistan on Friday following the latest lethal flare up at the pair's contested border.
Kyrgyzstan said it yesterday reached a ceasefire with Tajikistan, following the latest lethal flare-up at the Central Asian neighbors’ contested border.
The fighting, which broke out late on Thursday, was the bloodiest escalation between the countries since clashes that killed dozens last year.
Kyrgyz and Tajik communities along the contested border regularly clash over land and water supplies, with border guards often involved.
Tajikistan late on Thursday said that it had suffered “civilian and military” fatalities from the most recent exchanges of fire, but offered no further details.
The Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security yesterday said that it had reached an agreement