Fight between citizens of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Vorukh. What is known?

The press center of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan commented on the fight between residents of Vorukh and Kyrgyz citizens at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border.

According to the agency, on July 24 at 5:30 PM, a column of vehicles from the rural community of Vorukh was moving towards Isfara for a wedding event in the border area of Tajikistan with Kyrgyzstan.

“At the entrance to the village of Oksai, a citizen of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, a resident of the rural community of Oksai in the neighboring country, threw stones at the column of vehicles while driving a ‘Mercedes-Benz’ with state number 134 ACJ 03 KG in an intoxicated state. Under the pretext that one of the wedding cars allegedly obstructed the movement of his vehicle, he blocked the roadway,” the statement noted.

After getting out of the car, the man threw stones at the vehicles of Tajik citizens. As a result, various parts of three cars were damaged, and four citizens of Tajikistan sustained minor physical injuries.

It was reported that local government officials and law enforcement agencies from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan arrived at the scene of the conflict and conducted negotiations. Currently, the situation at the border is stable.

On July 25, Kyrgyz media, citing local authorities, reported that the situation at the border is currently stable, and representatives of the authorities of both countries are investigating the reasons for yesterday’s fight.

The authorities of the two countries are investigating the reasons for yesterday’s conflict.

At the same time, residents of the border areas of Tajikistan complained that Kyrgyz soldiers and residents of the village of Oksai blocked the only road connecting Vorukh with the Isfara district from the afternoon of July 24 until 9 PM. A source from Radio Ozodi reported that Kyrgyz soldiers were standing on the road while residents of the Kyrgyz village threw stones at Tajik citizens’ vehicles.

The length of the state border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is about 980 km. Currently, 602.5 km of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border has been delimited and demarcated. The remaining sections are considered disputed. Over the past two years, several armed clashes have occurred due to disputed areas along the border, resulting in dozens of fatalities.