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An incident with the use of weapons occurred on the Kyrgyz-Tajik
section of the state border, the Border Service of Kyrgyzstan
reported, Trend
reports citing Kabar.
In the course of serving in the Bulak-Bashy area of Batken
Oblast, the border detachment of the Border Service of the State
Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan discovered a border
guards 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 the State Committee for National Security of
Kyrgyzstan also used weapons. A skirmish began between border
detachments, during which the Tajik side used mortars, the report
said.
As of 09:30 September 14, 2022, the gunfight started and ended
intermittently.
According to preliminary data, there were no victims or wounded
from the Kyrgyz side. The head of the Batken border detachment left
for the scene of the incident.
Telephone conversations were held between the head of the Batken
regional department of the Border Service of the State Committee
for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, Colonel Kyialbek
Tolonbaev and the head of the Sughd regional department of the
State Committee for National Security of the Republic of
Tajikistan, Major General Kh. Pirakzoda to prevent the escalation
of the conflict, the border service said.
The parties are planning a meeting.
The Border Service of the State Committee for National Security
of the Kyrgyz Republic is taking all measures to stabilize the
situation.
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