New incident at the border with Kyrgyzstan

A clash involving the use of weapons occurred at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border. This was reported by the border services of both countries.

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“On December 16, at approximately 4:50 PM, an illegal construction was recorded by citizens of Kyrgyzstan at the site of the Isfara border post of the State National Security Committee of Tajikistan in the village of Somoniyon,” reported the press center of the Border Troops of the State National Security Committee of Tajikistan.

However, Kyrgyz media report that citizens of Kyrgyzstan were conducting construction work in the Kochu-Boyu area of the Batken region. Border guards from the Border Troops of Tajikistan arrived at the scene and demanded that the construction be stopped, leading to a verbal altercation that escalated into a scuffle, according to 24.kg.

According to Kyrgyz media, during the scuffle, one of the Tajik border guards fired four shots into the air from a Makarov pistol. However, Tajik authorities stated that in response to the aggressive actions of Kyrgyz citizens, the Tajik border guard was forced to make two warning shots into the air, not four.

According to the Tajik side, during a meeting between the head of the Tajik border post and his Kyrgyz counterpart, “aggressively inclined Kyrgyz citizens interrupted the meeting and attacked Tajik border guards by throwing stones at them. As in previous cases, initiating yet another incident, Kyrgyz citizens began to advance forward, threatening the lives and health of Tajik border guards. The head of the border post, assessing the situation, in strict accordance with established legal requirements, made two warning shots into the air to prevent the escalation of the conflict, thereby stopping the aggressive crowd,” the statement said.

It is reported that representatives of the border services of both countries who arrived at the scene agreed to jointly investigate the incident.

Currently, the situation at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border is stable.