Kyrgyz and Tajik troops exchange fire on the border

AKIPRESS.COM - The State Border Service of the National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan reports that the situation in the Golovnoy area in Batken district escalated on April 29.
"The Tajik side deliberately provoked a conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border and continues to exacerbate the situation. An exchange of fire has begun between the military units of the sides. According to preliminary data, the Tajik side has mobilized mortars," the statement said.
Kyrgyz border guard units in Batken region are on reinforced mode to protect Kyrgyz citizens, prevent violations of the law in the border areas and escalation of the situation.
Checkpoints on the Kyrgyz-Tajik section of the border on the Kyrgyz side operate in normal mode.
Colonel Ularbek Sharsheev, First Deputy Chairman of National Security Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, Director of State Border Service, is in the Batken region to coordinate the activities of law enforcement bodies. Efforts made to resolve situation.
The State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic calls on its Tajik side to de-escalate the situation.
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