Kyrgyzstan says Tajik forces fire on border outposts again

Sept 16 (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan’s border guard service stated on Friday that Tajik forces as soon as once more opened fireplace on a number of of its outposts after a short confrontation this week, an escalation of stress between the Russian allies.

Kyrgyz border guards have been returning fireplace as clashes passed off alongside the entire size of the border, the service stated. In flip, Tajikistan accused Kyrgyz forces of shelling certainly one of its outposts and 7 villages with “heavy weaponry”. learn extra

A civilian was killed and three injured, authorities within the Tajik metropolis of Isfara stated.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon are each attending a regional safety summit in Uzbekistan and featured among the many leaders in a bunch {photograph} taken at dinner on Thursday.

Clashes over the poorly demarcated border between the 2 former Soviet republics are frequent, however normally de-escalate rapidly, though final yr they virtually led to an all-out battle.

Each host Russian army bases and have shut ties with Moscow, which urged a cession of hostilities this week.

Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov; Enhancing by Raju Gopalakrishnan and Clarence Fernandez

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