RFE: Cease-Fire Said Holding After Worst Violence In Decades On Kyrgyz-Tajik Border
Both sides have reported calm on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border as a day-old cease-fire appeared to be holding and more than 40 people were being mourned from some of the worst clashes in decades on their disputed frontier.
A joint Kyrgyz-Tajik military commission reported finding an unexploded rocket embedded in a residence in the area as the group inspected the scene of 24 hours of intense violence on April 28-29.
Kyrgyzstan is observing two days of official mourning for 34 people who died in Batken Province. One hundred and seventy-eight more were reported injured on the Kyrgyz side, seven of them still in grave condition.
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More News On The Border Conflict Between Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan says ceasefire with Tajikistan holding after clashes -- Al Jazeera
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A war between these counties is all what we need.
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