By invading the territory of sovereign and independent Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan violated its obligations not to use force against the civilian population of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Information is being spread on social media about what norms Tajikistan ignored when it started firing at villages and frontier posts in Kyrgyzstan. In particular, the fundamental principles of the UN and resolution 3314 (definition of aggression) of the UN General Assembly, as well as the basic norms of humanitarian law, were violated.
Emergency situation has been introduced in Batken region. Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. Settlements in Leilek and Batken district came under fire. The Ministry of Health reported 103 victims, 24 people were killed. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
Presidents Sadyr Japarov and Emomali Rahmon agreed to ceasefire. But, according to the latest data from the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, the Tajik side violated the agreements again.
