As of 1:30 a.m., 24 people have been killed as a result of the conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. Press center of the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan reported.
At least 87 people were injured during the shootout, five of them were sent for outpatient treatment. The people mostly received shrapnel and gunshot wounds.
«According to operational data, the bodies of 24 people were taken to hospitals in Batken region. There are 12 bodes in the Batken Regional Combined Hospital, 10 — in Leilek General Medical Practice Centers, and 2 — in Kulundu,» the ministry informed.
The ministry also noted that 28 wounded are in the Batken Regional Combined Hospital, 21 — in the Leilek General Medical Practice Centers, 3 — in Kulundu, and 3 — in Sulukta. At least 20 victims were admitted to the National Hospital, 1 — to the National Surgical Center, and 6 — to the National Mother and Child Welfare Center in Bishkek.
Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. According to the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security, at about 6 a.m. the Tajik side started firing at the border detachments and positions of the Kyrgyz side. Later, the Tajik side began mortar shelling of border outposts and border villages in Leilek and Batken districts. Shooting continues for the fourth day since September 14. About 87 people were wounded, casualties reported. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as from Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
The Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic made an official statement that the heads of the security services of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Kamchybek Tashiev and Saimumin Yatimov, agreed to ceasefire at 4 p.m. Presidents Sadyr Japarov and Emomali Rahmon also agreed to ceasefire. The Kyrgyz side completely stopped firing, while the Tajik side reduced intensity. But, according to the latest data from the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, the Tajik side opened fire again.
