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A border conflict started between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on 28 April 2021. [26] The events surrounding the conflict's outbreak are disputed, but clashes reportedly began due to an old water dispute between the two countries, [27] [28] near the Vorukh enclave.
On 28 April, forces of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border between Kök-Tash and Khojai A'lo, started the clashes, resulting in four deaths and dozens of injuries. [12] [13] The initial clashes were fought with fists and thrown stones, but quickly escalated to gunfire, with reports of use of heavy weaponry. [14]
As early as 2004, border clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were being covered by local media, [25] with over 70 border incidents being reported from 2004 to 2015. [24] This conflict then escalated into a three-day battle in April–May 2021 , which killed 55 people and forced over 33,000–58,000 Kyrgyz civilians to evacuate from the ...
Kyrgyzstan attempted to assist in brokering an agreement between contesting Tajik forces in October 1992 but without success. [1] Askar Akayev later joined presidents Islam Karimov and Nursultan Nazarbayev in sending a joint intervention force to support Tajikistan's president Emomali Rahmon against insurgents, but the Kyrgyzstani parliament delayed the mission of its small contingent for ...
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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Kyrgyz Republic gained independence. the country was admitted to the UN and a number of other international organizations. Due to internal political confrontations, Kyrgyzstan has experienced three revolutions, as well as several major border conflicts.
The tensions have subsequently erupted again, after Hamas sent fighters across the border and fired thousands of rockets at Israel in what it said was a new operation on Saturday.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) maintains a peacekeeping force that has been deployed to areas of conflict, including Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The force is composed of troops from member states and is designed to provide stability and security in the region.