At least one person died and 18 others were wounded after clashes erupted on Thursday between the militaries of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at a disputed section of the Central Asian nations’ border.Kyrgyzstan’s health ministry said in a statement that there were 17 casualties in the clashes, including
Kyrgyzstan’s national security committee said that the Tajik side “deliberately provoked a conflict” at the border.”Shooting has begun between the military units of the (two countries). According to preliminary information, the Tajik side is setting up positions for mortar fire,” the committee said.Tajikistan’s security committee accused Kyrgyz servicemen of “opening fire on Tajik troops at the site of the Golovnaya water distribution point, located in the upper reaches of the Isfara River

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