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Access to water has been a historical point of tension in Central Asia, and climate change appears to be adding fuel to the fire

Ceasefire reached in deadly border conflict between Central Asian republics A ceasefire has been declared in the border conflict that erupted last week between the Central Asian countries of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. According to press reports, a total of 54 people died on both sides and hundreds more were injured. The Kyrgyz side reported 36 dead, including at least two children. The two states, impoverished former republics of the Soviet Union, share a 1,000 kilometer frontier, of which about 40 percent is disputed. The zone is situated in the water-rich and fertile Fergana Valley, a regio...

Both sides agreed to pull their forces back just days after fighting killed dozens of people. But tensions remain high following the worst confrontations between the two countries in recent memory.

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan said at least 31 people were killed after heavy clashes at its disputed border with Tajikistan, as officials from the two ex-Soviet countries met Friday in a bid to defuse tensions. Clashes between communities over land and water along the pair’s long-contested border are regular occurrences, with border guards often getting involved. But shooting that broke out Thursday between the two militaries was the heaviest fighting in years and raised fears that it might escalate into a wider conflict. Tajikistan, a closed, authoritarian state, has yet to officially ...