Both landlocked nations have accused each other of restarting fighting in a disputed area, despite a ceasefire deal
Kyrgyzstan reported “intense battles” with Tajikistan on Friday and said its Central Asian neighbour was moving forces and equipment to the border in the latest outbreak of violence to hit the former Soviet Union.have accused each other of restarting fighting in a disputed area, despite a ceasefire deal.“From the Tajik side, shelling of the positions of the Kyrgyz side continues, and in some areas intense battles are going on,” it said.
Separately, RIA cited a source as saying that 17 people, including 11 Kyrgyz border guards, had been killed.and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon agreed to order a ceasefire and troop pullback at a regional summit in Uzbekistan, Japarov’s office said. Border issues in Central Asia stem to a large extent from the Soviet era when Moscow tried to divide the region between ethnic groups whose settlements were often located amidst those of other ethnicities.
About 18,500 people have already left the area, Russia’s RIA news agency cited the Red Cross as saying.
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