Kyrgyzstan: 24 dead in border clashes with Tajikistan

2022-09-16T21:01:17.747Z

A new outbreak of violence hits these two former Soviet republics of Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan said Friday (September 16th) that at least 24 people had been killed in border clashes with Tajikistan, during a new outbreak of violence between these two former Soviet republics in Central Asia. “ 24 bodies were brought to health facilities in the Batken region ”, located in southwestern Kyrgyzstan and bordering Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health said in a statement.