The Border Service of Kyrgyzstan stated that “in violation of the agreements reached, the Tajik side again fired at the positions of the Kyrgyz border guards in the settlements of Kolundu and Zani-Zakhr of the Lilik region. In the Batken region, the use of rocket launchers of the Tajik side was monitored.”
“The situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border is still tense,” she said in a statement, noting that “the State Committee for National Security is taking all measures for a complete ceasefire and de-escalation.” It is noteworthy that the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadir Zaparov and the head of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon held talks in Samarkand on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, during which they agreed on a ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops and equipment from the line of contact.
According to the Kyrgyz side, this morning Tajikistan began shelling Kyrgyz border guards in the areas of Iki Tash, Shir Dobo, Kom Mazar, Kolundu, Maksat, Zani Zohr and Orto. Boz.” , as well as residential areas in “Samarkandyk”. The center of the Batken region and the airport were also bombed, as a result of which one person died and 42 were injured.
Source: El Nashra