Kyrgyz and Tajik troops exchange fire on the border
AKIPRESS.COM - The State Border Service of the National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan reports that the situation in the Golovnoy area in Batken district escalated on April 29. The Tajik side deliberately provoked a conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border and continues to exacerbate the situation. An exchange of fire has begun between the military units of the sides. According to preliminary data, the Tajik side has mobilized mortars, the statement said.
Kyrgyz border guard units in Batken region are on reinforced mode to protect Kyrgyz citizens, prevent violations of the law in the border areas and escalation of the situation.
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17 Feb 2021
On 17 February, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) handed over 33 information stands to the State Border Service as part of the ongoing cooperation to enhance referral mechanisms and ensure protection and preserve the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers in the Kyrgyz Republic.
“UNHCR remains committed to work with the government of Kyrgyzstan to protect and assist those forced to flee in line with the humanitarian principles. Principles, which the pandemic has only highlighted and which are at the heart of the Global Compact on Refugees: a spirit of solidarity to work together, share responsibilities , and ensure that people forced to flee are included in national responses. We remain available to seek solutions – together – in a spirit of collaboration and constructive partnership”, said Hans Friedrich Schodder, UNHCR Representative for Central Asia.