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Authorities in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan reached a ceasefire agreement on January 28, following border clashes, which left at least two people dead and many more injured.
Fighting on January 27 was the fiercest between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan since such clashes erupted last year that left dozens dead.
The latest clashes took place along a border segment, following disagreements over blocking a road.
Tajikistan’s National Security Committee said two civilians were killed and ten others were injured, including six security forces and four civilians.
The Kyrgyz Ministry of Health said seven injured people had been taken to hospital, while the Emergency Situations Ministry said 1,470 Kyrgyz had been evacuated from the area where the fighting took place.
Residents near the fighting zone in Tajikistan have also been evacuated, media reported.
The Russian-led Coalition for a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) – a military alliance that includes Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan – has said it will hold talks with military officials on both sides in order to stop the fighting.
In the early hours of January 28, the Kyrgyz Border Service said a full ceasefire had been reached after officials from both sides held talks. Under the agreement, the two sides will withdraw troops and equipment from the border, reopen the blocked highway and establish a joint border patrol.
Earlier, the two countries had accused each other of inciting the fighting, which took place in the Tort-Kocho area in the Batken region of Kigiziya.
Almost half of the 970-kilometer border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan has not yet been demarcated, and this has led to rising tensions between the two countries, as both became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago.
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