New clashes took place on the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

This morning on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan there was a serious clash between the military and border guards of the two countries. As it became known, from the side of the post "Keh" of the border troops of Tajikistan, a shot was fired in the direction of the Kyrgyz post "Bulak-Bashy". This quickly escalated into the opening of return fire and, as a result, a sharp escalation - the Tajik military attacked the territory of Kyrgyzstan using mortars and hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers.

“On the Kyrgyz-Tajik section of the state border, there was a skirmish between the border guards of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan. The border guards of the two sides immediately took up combat positions. The border representative of the Kyrgyz Republic for the Batken region and the border representative of the Republic of Tajikistan for the Sughd region held telephone conversations. The heads of the border detachments of the parties left for the scene of the incident. However, at 7.50:8.10, the Tajik side again began skirmishing with the use of grenade launchers and mortars. At XNUMX:XNUMX a.m. the shooting stopped., - reports the representative of the press center of the Kyrgyz border service.

At the moment, the situation on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan remains extremely tense. At the same time, Tajikistan has not yet given any official comments on the shootout. Considering that the conflict on the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan has been escalating recently, experts express concern that this could lead to a serious destabilization of the situation in the region.