Kyrgyzstan evacuates over 27,000 residents from conflict zone on border

More than 27,000 citizens of Kyrgyzstan have been evacuated from the conflict zone on the border with Tajikistan, Deputy Health Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Eliza Soltonbekova said at a press conference, Report informs

“To date, 27,358 people have been evacuated in Batken region,” the deputy minister said.

According to her, psychologists work with the evacuated people. Also, they are provided with all the necessary medical assistance free of charge.

The conflict between locals of the border regions of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on April 29 escalated into an armed confrontation between the militaries of the two countries. Clashes between Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards lasted more than six hours. About 40 people were killed on both sides, more than 200 were injured. On the evening of April 29, the parties agreed on a ceasefire and the withdrawal of forces from the border, but the next day, exchanges of fire resumed again. Another truce was reached in the late afternoon of April 30.