Shooting continues in the border villages of Leilek district. The Presidential Envoy Abdikarim Alimbaev informed journalists.
According to information as of 5 p.m., shooting continues in Zhany-Zher rural district. Citizens of Tajikistan continue to rob the houses of local residents that were left unattended.
«Ak-Sai village has been liberated. By this time, shootout and robbery continue in Dostuk, Arka. We demanded a ceasefire from the authorities of the Republic of Tajikistan,» he said.
According to the head of Dostuk village Sulaiman Ergeshov, the Tajik military destroyed a drinking water reservoir. «In addition, looting continues since yesterday. Several houses were damaged in Arka,» he said.
It was reported earlier that several villages previously occupied by the Tajik military have been liberated.
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 122 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.
