DEATH TOLL FROM BORDER CONFLICT RISES TO 36, KYRGYZSTAN SAYS

Sun 18 September 2022:

The death toll from the border conflict with Tajikistan has risen to 36 people, with 129 wounded, Kyrgyzstan said on Sunday, Reuters reported.

The former Soviet Kyrgyzstan said on Sunday republics clashed over a border dispute on Sept. 14-16, accusing each other of using tanks, mortars, rocket artillery and assault drones to attack outposts and nearby settlements, leaving at least 54 dead.

Central Asian border issues largely stem from the Soviet era when Moscow tried to divide the region between groups whose settlements were often located amidst those of other ethnicities.

Kyrgyzstan has also said it evacuated about 137,000 evacuated from the conflict area.

Tajikistan has not given any official casualty numbers, but security sources said 30 people have been killed this week.

The two sides agreed a ceasefire on Sept. 16 which has largely held up despite several alleged incidents of shelling.

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